Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Employment: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85768More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle workplace discrimination.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against discrimination, harassment and victimisation in the workplace and in wider society. The government has introduced and supports a number of schemes and initiatives to support those who have faced discrimina...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEspionage: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for espionage in the last 12 months.
Answer: From 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, eight people have been convicted of espionage offences.These convictions were contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 and conspiracy to spy offences cont...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people being treated for prostate cancer.
Answer: The latest Cancer Waiting Times data published by NHS England shows that 4,441 people started their first treatment for prostate cancer in August 2025 under the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the restrictions on veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government has engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive extensively on the issue of veterinary medicine access. This includes through the Veterinary Medicines Working Group, which I co-chair and which is also attended by Northern Ireland’s Minister...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women are being treated with hormone replacement therapy.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority releases official statistics on patients prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The latest available data shows that there were 2.8 million female patients aged 18 years old or over who were prescribed HRT in Eng...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of osteoporosis.
Answer: In July, we published the 10-Year Health Plan, which committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.The National Fracture Liaison Service database is a clinically-led national audit of secondary fracture preven...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses with energy transitions.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is committed to supporting small businesses across the UK in their transition to cleaner, more secure energy. Key steps include:UK Business Climate Hub – the Department has recently provided a grant to fund ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Snow and IceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local councils on ensuring that there are sufficient road grit boxes for road users to use in winter 2025-26.
Answer: Responsibility for winter road maintenance, including grit boxes, is a devolved matter. As such this answer relates only to England. Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 places a duty on highway authorities to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, t...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVietnam: Crimes of ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Vietnamese counterpart on reports of attacks against (a) Khmer Krom human rights defenders and (b) Theravada Buddhist monks.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to question 85114.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: TheftHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle car theft.
Answer: We are working with the police and the automotive industry, to ensure the strongest response possible to vehicle crime.The National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership and the police-led National Vehicle Crime Working Group are focusing on prevention and ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on getting more people into work.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting growth across the United Kingdom, including through our long-term ambition to reach an 80% employment rate. Through our Get Britain Working Strategy, we are reforming employment, health, and skills support to tac...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: AttendanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who have been charged with sexual assault attend court in person.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that defendants charged with serious offences, including sexual assault, attend court so that justice is delivered effectively, and victims can see accountability upheld.We recognise the distress caused when offende...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of funded women's health nursing training posts.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) set the standards for nursing education in the United Kingdom. These standards prepare nurses to deliver care in a variety of roles and settings. There is no NMC-mandated requirement for post registration education ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to hire more GPs.
Answer: We are starting to see consistent growth in the general practitioner (GP) workforce. There was an overall increase of 440 full-time equivalent, or 1,298 headcount, doctors in GPs in September 2025 compared to September 2024.The Government committed to rec...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the age at which women are offered their first smear test.
Answer: The cervical screening age in the United Kingdom was officially changed from 20 to 25 years old in 2003. This decision was made by the Advisory Committee on Cervical Cancer Screening which advised the NHS Cervical Screening Programme to raise the starting...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMarines: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he his taking to encourage more women to become commandos.
Answer: The Royal Navy (RN) is actively working to encourage more women to pursue careers as Commandos. Female Royal Marine/Commando candidates benefit from tailored support, including mentorship from women who have been through the Commando process. Those in the...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArthritis: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diagnosis of arthritis in young people.
Answer: Healthcare in Northern Ireland is devolved, and is therefore a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. In England, to support health and care professionals in the early diagnosis and management of arthritis, the National Institute for Health and Care E...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84175More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had the Crown Prosecution Service on the adequacy of the number of prosecutions in relation to promoting terrorism.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has a strong record of bringing successful prosecutions in terrorism cases and works very closely with Counter Terrorism policing and partners to help build strong cases.Cases are prosecuted by the specialist CPS Counte...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help (a) discover and (b) seize cannabis farms.
Answer: Local police forces and Regional Organised Crime Units deliver the bulk of enforcement and seizure activity against cannabis production and supply. The Home Office has provided funding to enable Operation Mille which is one of the most significant operati...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Hate CrimeDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent hate speech in schools.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.There is no place for hate or prejudice in our education system. Every school should actively promote the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, individual li...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on preventing the politicisation of sport in Northern Ireland.
Answer: I meet frequently with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers on a range of issues. I have visited a number of sporting projects and organisations across Northern Ireland, most recently meeting with Down GAA and the Irish Football Association. Sport has a g...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on veterinary medicine access.
Answer: The Government has engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive extensively on the issue of veterinary medicine access. This includes through the Veterinary Medicines Working Group, which I co-chair and which is also attended by Northern Ireland’s Minister...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHornets: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Northern Ireland on Asian hornets.
Answer: The British Irish Council (BIC) has an Invasive Species Work Sector which shares expertise and learning across the eight BIC administrations and makes decisions on common policies and approaches with respect to Invasive Species. Members include the UK Gov...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help protect Nigerian Christians.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 81931.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Sports: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve safety at motorsport events.
Answer: The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations provide a framework for securing the health, safety and welfare of those working in the motorsports industry. Employers and the self-employed are required to comply with this law. A fu...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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