Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Unfair DismissalMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of unfair dismissals there were in the workplace in 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of complaints of unfair dismissal cases brought to the Employment Tribunal (ET), and their outcomes. The published data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.The ET...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Shopping CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the installation of defibrillators in all shopping centre entrances.
Answer: To improve patients' survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the Government committed to improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life-saving devices. Foll...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of attacks against Christian communities in Sudan; and what diplomatic steps he is takin
Answer: The UK is committed to championing Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. The Government's strategy on FoRB was published in July and is firmly rooted within our overall approach to human rights and governance. The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smi...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Mounjaro (a) prescribing and (b) medication management services his Department plans to carry out digitally.
Answer: There are not currently any specific targets for the proportions of prescribing and medication management activity of tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro, including monitoring, follow-up, and review for tirzepatide that will be carried out digitally.The N...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, what progress his Department has made on the digital-only deli
Answer: We are committed to expanding access to weight management services through digital innovation and personalised pathways that support people in a way that best meets their needs.The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is the only nationally commissione...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help tackle inequalities experienced by young disabled people at work.
Answer: The DWP supports young people aged 16-24 to achieve financial security by helping them to move into, stay and succeed in work. Support is delivered nationally and locally, tailored to individual needs, and includes personalised help from Work Coaches in J...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFractures: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve fracture screening.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NICE) has published a clinical knowledge summary on osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures, which is available at the following link:https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/osteoporosis-preventio...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the childhood cancer survival rate in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows age and gender standardised overall one-year and five-year survival rates for children between the ages of zero and 14 years old in England, with the latest data being from 2020:One-year overall survival dataYear20162017201820192...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: Cross Border CooperationHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to disrupt cross-jurisdictional fraud networks.
Answer: The Home Office is committed to leading international efforts to tackle fraud, which is why we are supporting the next Global Fraud Summit in March 2026, hosted by UNODC and INTERPOL. This will be a key event to strengthen the global fight against fraud a...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to uphold free speech in universities.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in universities. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confirmed to Parliament on 15 January the government’s plans for the future of the Higher Educat...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse MaterialAttorney GeneralTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74631More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the prosecution of people who use AI to create deepfake photos of girls.
Answer: The Government takes the use of artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) extremely seriously. Offences involving AI-generated CSAM – including so-called ‘deepfakes’ – are an increasing concern for the Crown Prosecution Servic...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity and Respiratory Diseases: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department funds research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity.
Answer: The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, has awarded £133 million into obesity research grants over the last five years. It has awarded £78 million into research grants exploring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLanguages: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of pupils learning languages in school.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The study of languages is compulsory under the national curriculum at key stages 2 and 3 for all maintained schools, and will become compulsory in academies, subjec...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTinnitusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with Tinnitus in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help tackle sexual abuse in prisons.
Answer: His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) takes sexual harm in prisons very seriously. This year we have created specialist roles to address sexual harm across HMPPS, and we are developing a system-wide approach to prevent all forms of sexual h...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of obesity on cancer.
Answer: There is evidence that adults living with obesity have a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, according to research from Cancer Research UK, which is available at the following link:https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-can...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that patient data is seamlessly shared between the NHS in (a) England and (b) the devolved Administrations.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to ensuring that people across the United Kingdom live more independent, healthier lives for longer, and will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations as needed to achieve this. That is why we will be engag...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) merits of virtual teachers in allowing pupils to (i) rewatch and (ii) relisten to lessons and (b) impact of those teachers on pupils with lower achievement rate
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Oak National Academy, an arm’s length body of the department, aims to support teachers to improve curriculum delivery, reduce workload and support improved pupil ou...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cyber attacks there have been on the UK in the last 12 months.
Answer: As the hon. Member's question asks about cyber attacks across the UK the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the appropriate authority with the remit for Cyber defence of the wider nation, and a response best coordinated through the Cabinet Office. T...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle cannabis use on streets.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour including cannabis use is a top Government priority, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. The Government has committed to adding 13,000 neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities and e...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Alcoholic DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excessive alcohol consumption on levels of prevalence of cancer.
Answer: The Department is aware of the impact of excessive alcohol consumption on the prevalence of cancer and the preventable pressure it places on the National Health Service. In 2024, there were 103,000 hospital admissions due to alcohol-related cancers.Alcoho...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrug Seizures: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Class A drugs have been seized from organised crime in the last 12 months.
Answer: The most recent figures on Class A drug seizures are available in the Seizures of Drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2024 statistical release. This publication reports the total number of Class A drug seizures made by police forces and Bord...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve levels of early diagnoses of dementia.
Answer: We are committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate (DDR) to the national ambition of 66.7%. The estimated DDR for patients aged 65 years old and over at the end of July 2025 was 66.1%. The rate is an increase of 0.3% compared to the 65.8% in June ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deport convicted violent foreign criminals.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit serious crimes will face the full force of the law and be deported at the earliest opportunity.This government has already removed almos...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths there have been due to sepsis in the last 24 months.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes annual data on the number of death registrations where sepsis was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, and on the number of death registrations where sepsis was specified as the underlying cause o...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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