Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: AutismDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to young girls with autism in schools.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.For too long the education and care system has not met the needs of all children, particularly children and young people with special educational needs and disabili...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage boys to apply for university.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department will support the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university, regardless of their background and personal cha...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTaylor SwiftHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Austrian counterpart on security for Taylor Swift concerts.
Answer: The government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with her Northern Irish counterpart on the release from prison of convicted murderers.
Answer: The Lord Chancellor has not yet had discussions with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, however Ministers wish to meet counterparts soon. Officials regularly discuss a broad range of release policy issues through meetings such as the 5 Nations F...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in treatment for cancer patients.
Answer: Lord Darzi’s report has set out the scale of the challenges we face in fixing the National Health Service and the need to improve cancer waiting time performance and cancer survival. In particular, he highlighted the need to improve the number of patients...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Georgian counterpart on human rights in that country.
Answer: I [Minister Doughty] spoke with Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili on 9 October. I shared with him my deep concerns about the negative implications of Georgia's recent laws on Transparency and Foreign Influence and on Family Values. The pressures bei...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: FinanceNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing funding for local council sports grants (a) for young sports groups and athletes in Ards and North Down Council Borough a
Answer: My officials have engaged with Treasury officials on this matter.The Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme has over 17 projects in 2024-25 in Northern Ireland. This Government is determined that, through our investment in grassroots sport, the legac...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHypertension: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of guidance issued by his Department on the best time to take blood pressure medication.
Answer: The National Health Service monitors evidence on all interventions and updates our public facing guidance accordingly. The routine review of blood pressure medication guidance on the NHS website is due in December 2024. However, the timing of medication i...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAldesleukinDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of aldesleukin as a routine treatment for people who have had a heart attack.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility are supporting research into the benefits of low doses of aldesleukin for people who have experienced a heart...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department to will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for the physical health of service people.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to the health and wellbeing of our Armed Forces personnel. For those personnel requiring medical intervention the Defence Medical Services (DMS) provides occupationally focused primary healthcare to serving Armed...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on the (a) recording and (b) retention of personal information on police data bases for hate incidents that are not deemed to be a crime.
Answer: This Government has already committed to reversing the previous Government’s decision to downgrade the monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate.It is vital that the police can capture data relating to non-crime hate incidents when it is proportiona...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rises in energy costs on disabled people who use electronic aids and adaptations at home during Winter 2024-25.
Answer: We understand that energy bills are a concern for many people. We believe the only way to protect bill payers permanently, including disabled people, is to accelerate the green transition towards homegrown, clean energy.This Government is committed to cha...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPropranolol: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people being prescribed propranolol to treat anxiety.
Answer: The information requested is not held. National Health Service prescriptions do not list the indication for which the medicine is prescribed. It is therefore not possible to determine from prescribing data held by the NHS Business Services Authority the n...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase cross-government collaboration with the devolved Administrations.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State made clear the importance of resetting her department’s relationship with devolved governments so that we are increasing collaboration on shared opportunities and challenges.The Deputy Prime Minister has he...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Risk AssessmentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8446More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the Government's national security risk assessment policies, in the context of the recent CrowdStrike software outages.
Answer: The UK is facing an ever-changing and growing set of risks. All risks in the government's National Risk Register (NRR) are kept under review to ensure that they are the most appropriate scenarios to inform emergency preparedness and resilience activity.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase the use of digital technologies across Government; and what steps he plans to take to improve the training for such technologies.
Answer: We are fully committed to the goal of driving a modern digital government and harnessing data and technology to help deliver the government’s five missions.To achieve this goal, this government is creating a new digital centre of government within DSIT, b...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current level of tuition fees.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only. The government is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students. The department will ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the number of sales of electric vehicles in the last 12 months.
Answer: The total number of EVs registered in the UK continues to increase, amidst a growing overall market. Just under 270,000 battery electric cars have been sold so far this year, according to industry statistics, 13% higher than the number sold this time last...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of the Mental Health Bill on Northern Ireland.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has made clear his commitment to ongoing engagement and collaboration with the devolved governments. Officials are currently working to find a date for the next Health and Social Care In...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Interest RatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of interest rates on SMEs.
Answer: For SMEs that pay interest at a variable rate, or those contemplating new borrowing, lower interest rates are clearly beneficial.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling violence at football games.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling and preventing violence and disorder at football matches and tournaments in England, Wales and overseas. Policing is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.The Government funds the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFP...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of prison workforce numbers.
Answer: We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prison regimes. In England and Wales, we are currently above our target staffing levels for prison officers, although challenges remain in...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take with NHS England's (a) clinical chairs and (b) device working groups to refine the process for the inclusion of new devices and range extensions within the existing nati
Answer: Under the Specialised Service Devices programme, clinical chairs and advisors in the device working group are continuing work to refine the inclusion process for new devices, while also developing range extensions within the existing national catalogue. T...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProcurement: Health Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of effectiveness of the Government’s procurement strategy for (a) health and (b) social care.
Answer: The role of the Department’s Commercial Directorate is to provide the Department and wider health system with the appropriate commercial strategy, leadership, insight, and advice to enable delivery of the Government’s Health Mission, consistently maximisi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7782More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Procurement Act 2023 Update of 12 September 2024, HCWS90, what the changes to the National Procurement Policy Statement are that entail the delay in implementation of t
Answer: It is important that the new procurement regime commences with a statutory National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) aligned to the Government’s strategic priorities. The new NPPS will set out a mission-led procurement regime which meets the challenge ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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