Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Egypt: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the joint statement in April 2025 by UN Special Rapporteurs and Special Mechanisms on discrim
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 September to Question 75629.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFreedom of ExpressionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help uphold the right to free speech.
Answer: DCMS has responsibility for protecting media freedom, which is protected under the Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which sets out the right to freedom of expression. An integral part of DCMS's work to support media freedom is workin...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on improving safety on the London Underground.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London (TfL) on a variety of issues. However transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for safety on the London Underground.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce ADHD diagnosis times.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Go...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCreatine: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of creatine on public health.
Answer: Scientific risk assessment of nutrition and health claim applications in Great Britain are carried out by the UK Nutrition and Health Claims Committee (UKNHCC) and based on thorough and robust evaluations.In 2024, the UKNHCC considered a health claim on c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to blood cancers.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer outcomes for patients across England, including for blood cancer.It is not possible to break down the Department’s overall spend on blood cancer in England as cancer funding is provided across a range of can...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTeplizumabDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Teplizumab in slowing the development of type 1 diabetes; and when he plans to roll-out that drug on the NHS.
Answer: Teplizumab was licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in August 2025, to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adult and paediatric patients 8 years of age and older with Stage 2 type 1 diabetes. Newly licensed ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgans: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of donor organs.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is the organisation responsible for organ donation in the United Kingdom. NHSBT is working to improve the availability of donor organs by encouraging more people to record their wishes on the Organ Donor Register. Current ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional inequalities in access to eye care services.
Answer: Integrated care boards, as commissioners of primary and secondary eye care services, are required to work with local authorities to assess the current and future health, care, and wellbeing needs of their local populations. They will then set out, in join...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Civil ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many active legal cases are open against the NHS.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.NHSR handles negligence claims on behalf of the members of their indemnity schemes. The indemnity schemes are divided into clinical and non-c...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK cars powered solely by electric.
Answer: In the 12 months ending June 2025, 4.4% of all licensed cars in the UK were zero emission battery electric cars, equivalent to 1.5 million cars.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: AlgaeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of blue-green algae on water quality in UK rivers.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) works with others including local authorities and Public Health England to manage waterbodies affected by blue-green algae and the risks they pose. The EA does not routinely monitor for blue-green algae but attends incidents an...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the US on relations with China.
Answer: The UK regularly discusses foreign policy with the US at all levels, including issues relating to China.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal College of Nursing: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on pay.
Answer: Annual pay awards for staff on Agenda for Change contracts in England, including nurses, are decided by the Government following receipt of recommendations made by the independent NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB). The Government accepted the 2025/26 recommend...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people aged under 21 who have been diagnosed as legally deaf in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.The Office for National Statistics collates data on deaf adults, but not on deaf children. It estimates in its 2022/23 annual population survey that 1,235,855 adults aged 16 years old and over in the United ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the cost of the firearms licence application fee.
Answer: Increased firearms licensing fees were introduced on 5 February 2025, enabling full cost recovery for police forces and fulfilling a manifesto commitment.Firearms licensing fees were last updated in 2015 and had fallen significantly below the cost of deli...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCambodia: ThailandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to encourage a resolution to the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 15th September to question 75809.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks and Drugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the proportion of ambulance call-outs that were related to (a) drug and (b) alcohol use in each of the last five years.
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of commercial airline pilots the UK will need to train each year to provide the workforce required (a) at current levels and (b) to meet anticipated lev
Answer: As the UK aviation sector operates predominantly in the private sector, it is for individual airlines to recruit and train pilots to meet today’s demand and the demand of the future. I therefore welcome the funded pilot training programmes that British Ai...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of trends in levels of fatigue among pilots flying in UK airspace.
Answer: There are stringent regulations in place to prevent pilot fatigue. The risk of flight crew fatigue is managed under the flight time limitation regulations which limit the number of hours pilots can be on duty. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the U...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndonesia: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the attack on a Christian prayer house in Koto Tangah District, Indonesia, in July 2025; and wh
Answer: The Government champions freedom of religion or belief for all abroad, and we continue to engage with Indonesian counterparts on the restriction of those freedoms, including the reported attacks on a Christian prayer house in Koto Tangah District. We welc...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to extend funding for advice and guidance services for GPs to other parts of primary care.
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to introduce funding for Advice and Guidance Enhanced Services for community pharmacy, dental practices, or opticians. Most referrals to specialist services come from general practices (GPs), who have a primary role i...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the funding required for local authorities to ensure the enforcement of proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented s
Answer: Local authorities are key to enforcement and my department has engaged with them extensively throughout policy development. Government is already taking steps to empower local authorities, including proposing increasing the maximum fine to £30,000 per-pro...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing tenants' protections from eviction after landlords have accessed grants to improve energy eff
Answer: The government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation included proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030. The consulta...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of NHS England providing formal agreements in principle to pharmaceutical companies that commercial flexibility may be granted for
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers my Rt Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Health gave on 1 September 2025 to Questions 69240, 69241, and 69242.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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