Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Gambling: CrimeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of money (a) spent and (b) lost on illegal gambling sites in each of the last five years.
Answer: The issue of illegal gambling is a concern for this Government and we are committed to working closely with the Gambling Commission, the statutory regulator for gambling in Great Britain, to ensure that illegal gambling, in all its forms, is addressed. Th...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMpox: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of Mpox.
Answer: There are two distinct types, known as clades, of the Mpox virus, specifically clade I and clade II. The previous significant outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2022 was from clade II. Details of the current National Health Service Mpox vaccination program...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical technologies were (a) piloted in the NHS in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024, (b) supported after successful pilots in those years and (c) adopted at scale in the last year.
Answer: In February 2023, the Department published its first ever strategy for MedTech, as well as a one year on update in April 2024, outlining our priorities for improving the adoption and spread of safe, effective, and innovative medical technologies across th...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordColonoscopy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reform colonoscopy services.
Answer: A table showing the number of people on a waiting list for a colonoscopy each year between 2020 and 2024, broken down by acute National Health Service trust, is attached. Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly, and is ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordColonoscopy: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent to (a) outsource and (b) insource additional resource to manage colonoscopy procedures in each of the last five years by trust.
Answer: A table showing the number of people on a waiting list for a colonoscopy each year between 2020 and 2024, broken down by acute National Health Service trust, is attached. Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly, and is ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordColonoscopy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were on waiting lists for colonoscopies in each year between 2020 and 2024 by trust.
Answer: A table showing the number of people on a waiting list for a colonoscopy each year between 2020 and 2024, broken down by acute National Health Service trust, is attached. Monthly activity and waiting list data for diagnostics is published monthly, and is ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSalmonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of salmon stocks in the last 12 months.
Answer: The latest assessment of Atlantic salmon stocks in England and Wales, produced by the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture was published on 7 October and can be found here.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for prostate cancer (a) care and (b) research.
Answer: The Government is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more patients survive with better outcomes, including for those with prostate cancer. The NHS is working towards the Faster Diagno...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on funding for hospices.
Answer: Healthcare, including hospice care, in Northern Ireland is devolved, and therefore a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive, although we are always happy to learn from the experiences of devolved governments.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage international investment across the UK.
Answer: Attracting investment is one of the key pillars to the Government’s growth mission and is vital to helping address the challenge of achieving sustained growth, improving productivity and increasing the number of good, well-skilled jobs across the country....
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussion she had with the BBC on decriminalising non-payment of the TV license fee.
Answer: The Culture Secretary believes it is important that the television licence fee has a fair enforcement regime that does not disproportionately impact vulnerable people, and has discussed her concerns on this issue with the BBC’s leadership.As part of the n...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ClinicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many long covid clinics are active.
Answer: Since 2020, the National Health Service in England has invested significantly in supporting people with long COVID. This includes setting up specialist post-COVID services nationwide for adults, and children and young people, as well as investing in ensur...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11862More
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 the exposure of babies to microplastics.
Answer: While there are National Health Service trusts involved in research on the effects of microplastics on certain health issues, the Department has made no assessment of the potential implications for policies of the exposure of babies to microplastics.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPsoriasis: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged between 16 and 25 are medically treated for psoriasis in England, broken down by (a) age and (b) gender.
Answer: A table showing a count of Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) for patients aged 16 to 25 years old with a recorded primary diagnosis of psoriasis, broken down by patient age and gender, for the period 2019/20 to 2023/24, and in English National Health Ser...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on providing universal access to fracture liaison services by 2030.
Answer: The Government and NHS England support the clinical case for services which help to prevent fragility fractures and to support patients who sustain them. Fracture Liaison Services are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMMR Vaccine: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have been fully vaccinated for MMR in the last year.
Answer: Official childhood vaccine coverage estimates, including for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, are published annually by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England, and also quarterly by UKHSA. Coverage of childhood vaccines are me...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11858More
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 the average time from women finding breast lumps to being referred for diagnostic tests.
Answer: People presenting to their general practice (GP) with signs or symptoms that could indicate breast cancer may be referred on the suspected breast cancer referral pathway, or the breast symptoms referral pathway, depending on the details of their case. Sus...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpringer NatureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the market dominance of (a) Springer Nature and (b) other major academic publishers on access to publicly funded research.
Answer: The UK mandates open access to publicly funded research via funders such as UK Research and Innovation. Negotiations between Higher Education and academic publishers, including Springer Nature, are supported by Jisc. They seek value for money and off-set ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordData Protection: PublishingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner plans to review the data privacy practices of major academic publishers.
Answer: The ICO rigorously oversees and enforces compliance with UK data protection law across the whole economy where it relates to the processing of personal data. It does this in a range of ways, including by receiving complaints from members of the public, is...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for hospices in the last three years.
Answer: Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding from the National Health Service. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between integrated care board (ICB) areas. This wi...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStrokesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of stroke symptoms among young people.
Answer: Although stroke is rare in children and young people, education around the early signs of a stroke in adults, like those shown in the Act FAST Campaign, is still relevant. Spotting the early signs assists in rapid diagnosis, access to time-dependent acute...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authority charges for social care services on vulnerable unpaid carers.
Answer: Adult social care charging policy is designed to ensure that people who are drawing on care are only charged what they can afford for their care and support. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to deliver a wide range of sustainable, h...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: CarersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of raising the Carer Addition in Pension Credit on low-income pensioner carers.
Answer: The Government appreciates how much society relies on unpaid carers and the vital contribution made by carers every day in providing significant care and continuity of support to family and friends. We recognise the challenges they are facing, and we are ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the earnings threshold was for (a) Carer’s Allowance and (b) Invalid Care Allowance in each of the last 30 years.
Answer: Carer’s Allowance, formerly known as Invalid Care Allowance, was introduced in 1976. The following table provides details of all increases to the earnings limit, from 1976 to the present day. Date fromDate toEarnings limit05.07.7611.11.82£612.11.8208.04.9...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRape: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to ensure that ongoing mental health support is available to victims of rape (a) before, (b) during and (c) after criminal trials relating to their case.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that all victims and survivors of rape and sexual abuse have the information and support they need. This is irrespective of whether they engage with the criminal justice system or not. If they do engage, support is...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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