Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Respiratory Diseases: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure Integrated Care Systems are resourced to provide medicines for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) other life-threatening respiratory diseases.
Answer: As part of the 2024 Autumn Budget, the Government has allocated the National Health Service an extra £25.7 billion over this year and the next.Medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases are commissioned by local NHS...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) the UK's regulatory system and (b) those of international comparators.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a regulatory system that addresses market failures, creates economic certainty, and drives innovation to stimulate growth while protecting consumers and businesses. As part of this, HMG regularly makes comparative...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reform of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency statutory fees on investment in the UK market by medical technolo
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulates medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom.Most of the MHRA’s income comes from charging fees for its services. Its fees are set to recove...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's statutory fees structures on (a) the Agency, (b) industry, (c)
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulates medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom.Most of the MHRA’s income comes from charging fees for its services. Its fees are set to recove...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMortgages: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15734More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with mortgage providers on the availability of fixed term mortgages to first time buyers.
Answer: The Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the provision of finance to first time buyers. This Government will turn the dream of owning a home into a reality by fixing the planning system and b...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local authorities charging homeowners to dispose of garden waste.
Answer: Local authorities have had the option to charge for a garden waste collection since 1992, as per the Controlled Waste (England & Wales) Regulations [2012]. As stated in our most recently published Final Impact Assessment for Simpler Recycling, around ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: VisasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to issue guidance on EU visa waivers.
Answer: Entry requirements for British nationals travelling to the EU are set out in the FCDO's travel advice pages on gov.uk. The guidance is based on information provided by the EU and its Member States. FCDO travel advice is regularly updated to reflect our la...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChina and Philippines: Patrol CraftForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15731More
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 reported clashes between Chinese and Philippine patrol vessels.
Answer: In the South China Sea, we are committed to international law, the primacy of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and to freedom of navigation and overflight. We oppose any action that raises tensions or the risk of miscalculation and take n...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: GangsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15730More
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 criminal gangs taking over the streets in Gaza.
Answer: The breakdown of law and order in Gaza is hugely concerning. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and completely unacceptable. The fighting must stop now. A ceasefire would help protect civilians in Gaza and pave the way for much-needed stab...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been newly prescribed hormone replacement therapy in the last 12 months.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority does not hold data relating to the number of women who have been newly prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products in the last 12 months. However, the available data does indicate that the estimated number of ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of proposals to end funding of IsaPD.
Answer: We have made no such assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service based on an assessment of their costs and benefits.The N...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on tackling fly tipping.
Answer: I have not discussed fly-tipping specifically with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. Environmental policy making, including with respect to fly-tipping, is devolved. The Secretary of State chaired the Inter-M...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSTEM Subjects: EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14935More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage equal (a) pay and (b) opportunity in STEM jobs.
Answer: We are committed to strengthening equal pay and ending pay discrimination. The plan to ‘Make Work Pay’ will transform the lives of working women, including by strengthening rights to equal pay and providing protections from maternity and menopause discrim...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the devolved Administrations to help increase awareness among pensioners of benefits they may be entitled to.
Answer: This Government remains completely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. DWP uses a wide range of channels including information on Gov.uk, in letters, leaflets and via telephone to communi...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to help domestic energy customers to (a) reinsulate their homes and (b) replace their boilers.
Answer: The Government’s Warm Homes Plan will support investment in insulation, low carbon heating and other home improvements to cut bills. We will set out full details in due course. Targeted schemes currently in place to deliver energy efficiency measures to l...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on legalising medicinal cannabis.
Answer: Since 1 November 2018, there has been a legal route for cannabis-based products for medicinal use to be prescribed by doctors on the General Medical Council specialist register, in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. The Government has n...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIran: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of targeted sanctions against violators of freedom of religion or belief in Iran.
Answer: The UK continues to champion Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all in Iran, and beyond. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We condemn Iran's restrictions against FoRB and we are committed to holding Iran to acc...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMalaysia: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on reports of persecution of (a) Shia and (b) Ahmadiyya Muslims in that country.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not had discussions with his counterpart on reports of persecution of Shia and Ahmadiyya Muslims in Malaysia.However, the UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The UK High Commission in ...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWater: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Northern Ireland Water on water quality in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Water is a devolved policy area and so engagement with Northern Ireland Water is a matter for Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the implementation of sustainable drainage systems to reduce flood risk.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the implementation of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to help mitigate flood risk and reduce the quantity of water that ends up in our drainage infrastructure. SuDS also provide filtration, amenity and biodiver...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBurglary: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for burglary there were in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for a wide range of offences, including burglary up to and including June 2024 in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Cri...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStalking: Convictions and Prison SentencesAttorney GeneralTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14611More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the conviction rate for the offence of stalking; and if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on increasing the maximum sentence for that offence.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling stalking as part of our ambitious mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.Since 2017, there have been yearly increases in the number of stalking offences charged which proceeded to a first hea...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on improving health outcomes for people on waiting lists for the treatment of endometriosis.
Answer: It is unacceptable that patients across the United Kingdom continue to wait lengthy periods for treatment, including for endometriosis. Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We recognise the challenges faced by women with endometrios...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Education and TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on steps to increase awareness among young people of potential education and training opportunities in the renewable e
Answer: The Department understands that more needs to be done to improve awareness and promote opportunities for young people in the clean energy sector, as these jobs can offer secure, well-paid careers. We are working closely with the Department for Education, ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMethane: Pollution ControlDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the level of methane emissions in (a) 2010 and (b) 2024; and what steps he is taking to reduce those emissions to help the UK m
Answer: The UK has committed to the fastest reduction in GHG emissions between 1990 and 2030 of any major economy. Between 1990 and 2022, UK methane emissions dropped by 62%. As part of the Clean Energy Superpower Mission, we are leading the way towards rapid nat...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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