Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2026
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Crime: InternetHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to improve the effectiveness of crime reporting apps and online reporting systems.
Answer: Since 2016, the Home Office has invested over £170m in improving and modernising contact channels between the public and local police forces. Online crime reporting is available for all forces across England and Wales either via local force websites or th...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of body-worn cameras by police officers.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that body-worn video can play in supporting effective, transparent and accountable policing. College of Policing and National Police Chief’s Council guidance supports the use of body-worn video during police en...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to support the reintegration of ex-offenders into society.
Answer: Effective reintegration of prison leavers is a core part of our efforts to reduce reoffending, as it aims to ensure that the elements proven to reduce reoffending are in place when an ex-offender re-enters society. This includes making sure someone has ac...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to improve safeguarding for victims of modern slavery.
Answer: Modern slavery is a vicious crime that dehumanises people. Safeguarding victims of modern slavery, and human trafficking is a priority, and this Government is committed to tackling it in all its forms and to giving survivors the support and certainty they...
Answered 28 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGangs: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of gang prevention programmes for young people.
Answer: The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) was established in 2019 with an initial investment of £200 million from the Home Office to build the evidence base on what works to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence including knife crime and ga...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: FraudHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the UK’s visa application system in preventing fraud.
Answer: The Home Office takes the threat of fraud within the visa application system very seriously. All visa applications are subject to rigorous checks to assure the identity of the applicant and the information that is provided in support of applications. Wher...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: StaffHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement officers have been deployed in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office published the average number of full-time equivalent staff employed in Immigration...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the backlog of asylum claims.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum claims awaiting an initial decision is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘Asylum claims awaiting an initial decision datasets’....
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help reduce the volume of channel crossings.
Answer: The Government is taking decisive action to reduce Channel crossings by strengthening border security, intensifying cooperation with our international partners such as France, and targeting the criminal gangs who facilitate these dangerous journeys. We ha...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: CybersecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15694More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to protect critical national infrastructure from cyber threats.
Answer: The Government is working tirelessly to improve the cyber resilience of our most critical services and systems, including the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, currently ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce domestic abuse and support victims.
Answer: On 18th December 2025, this government published the ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse; a cross-cutting strategy’, setting out our whole-system approach to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The Strategy is backed by at least £1 billion of...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of de-radicalisation programmes.
Answer: The Home Office monitors the effectiveness of the Prevent programme through data collected at each stage of the referral and support process for individuals susceptible to radicalisation. Official statistics on individuals referred to and supported throug...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Information SharingHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve counter-terrorism intelligence sharing between agencies.
Answer: Counter-terrorism is a whole-of-government effort in response to a terrorist threat that is diverse, dynamic and complex. This work is underpinned by the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.Collaboration and information sharing is supported via regul...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorismHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has been made of the current terrorist threat level within the UK.
Answer: The threat to the UK from all forms of terrorism is currently assessed as SEVERE, meaning an attack is highly likely.The UK National Threat Level is set independently of Government by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), who take into account a wid...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of organised crime groups on local communities.
Answer: The NCA is charged with undertaking an annual assessment of the serious and organised crime (SOC) threat to the UK, including analysis of emerging and evolving trends in this threat. The National Strategic Assessment (NSA) 2026 of Serious Organised Crime ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has been made of the effectiveness of community policing initiatives in tackling local crime.
Answer: A targeted visible police presence, delivered in combination with community engagement and problem-solving is essential to tackling local crime. This is a key element of our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG) which will deliver 13,000 additional neigh...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of changes in the levels of violent crime in England and Wales.
Answer: At the start of this Parliament, we set two flagship ambitions: to halve knife crime, and to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG).The Office for National Statistics publishes data on crime, including serious violent crime, on a quarterly basis. F...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce noise pollution from airports.
Answer: The government sets noise controls at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. These controls reflect the need to balance the impact from airports on communities with the benefits that they bring to the UK economy. At other airports, appropriate noise con...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the capacity of UK air traffic control systems to handle passenger and cargo volumes safely.
Answer: Air Traffic Control services in the UK are operated by NATS En Route Ltd, under a licence issued by the Secretary of State and regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).NERL is required to assess and make decisions about how it best manages UK airsp...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the uptake of electric and zero-emission vehicles.
Answer: The Government is investing £7.5 billion to support industry and drivers to switch to zero emission vehicles, including the £2 billion Electric Car Grant which has helped over 135,000 drivers choose a sustainably manufactured zero emission car. A further ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shipping emissions on air quality in coastal communities.
Answer: The Government recognises that emissions from shipping can affect air quality in coastal areas, particularly near ports and busy shipping routes, and is taking action through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reduce emissions from ships. Th...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPorts: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the efficiency of freight transport and reduce bottlenecks at ports.
Answer: The multimodal UK freight and logistics sector delivers reliable, resilient and efficient movement of goods to support UK business and the consumer. The government recognised the importance of the sector in our Industrial Strategy (2025). We have recently...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries: Safety and StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the safety and reliability of the UK ferry network.
Answer: Communities throughout the UK depend on reliable ferry services. Ferry services largely operate in a commercial environment. While the Government does not formally assess their reliability, it works closely with the port and ferry sector to avoid disrupti...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries: Safety and StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the safety and reliability of the ferry network.
Answer: Communities throughout the UK depend on reliable ferry services. Ferry services largely operate in a commercial environment. While the Government does not formally assess their reliability, it works closely with the port and ferry sector to avoid disrupti...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps have been taken to improve passenger compensation and rights for delayed or cancelled flights.
Answer: Air passenger rights remain a priority for the Government. UK passengers continue to have strong rights under Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 in the event of delays, cancellations and denied boarding, including rights to compensation in some circumstances. I...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
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