Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Cancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available (a) for families of children and young people with cancer and (b) to cover the additional costs that familie
Answer: The Department has not made a formal assessment of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available for families of children and young people with cancer. There are currently no plans for the Department to make a formal assessment on the potentia...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPeripheral Arterial DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of cases of (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) lower-limb amputations carried out due to the progression of that disease each year.
Answer: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPeripheral Arterial DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of peripheral arterial disease and (b) ensure that patients have access to safe and effective treatment options for the disease.
Answer: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Bangladesh on protecting religious minorities; and what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support (a) religiou
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We are committed to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, as guaranteed under international human rights law. In July, the UK Government expressed concern about...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community initiatives to (a) promote religious tolerance and (b) protect cultural and religious heritage In Pakistan.
Answer: The UK is committed to Freedom of Religion or Belief for all. In an introductory phone call with the Human Rights Minister for Pakistan on 4 September, I raised the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony.Our programme work in Pakistan foc...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJapan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Japanese counterpart on recent legislation affecting religious groups in that country.
Answer: This is a subject that is reserved for the Government of Japan and institutions of Japan. As a matter of principle, the UK has a long-standing policy to defend freedom of religion or belief for all and promote respect between different religious and non-r...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions of the proposed Employment Rights Bill will extend to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering its Plan to Make Work Pay in full. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament with...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide levelling-up funding for community football grounds in Northern Ireland.
Answer: At Spring Budget 2024, £2.2 million of levelling up investment was committed to the redevelopment of the South Stand at Crusaders FC. The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech forecasted an overspend of £21.9 billion above limits set by ...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase deterrents for shoplifting.
Answer: Shoplifting continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will end the effect...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAllergies: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) medical researchers and (b) other professionals on trends in the level of severe allergies in children in the last 10 years; and steps his Department
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into all aspects of human health, including research into allergies. The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Th...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVisual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with severe visual impairments.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter. In England, data is not collected centrally showing the total number of people diagnosed with severe visual impairments. Data is collected annually, showing the number of people certified as sight impaired, also known as parti...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Northern Ireland is included in the free tree scheme this year.
Answer: Forestry is a devolved matter. Responsibility for tree planting in Northern Ireland is led by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Defra regularly coordinates with DAERA. There are a number of tree planting schemes in Nort...
Answered 20 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses in the UK have Government funded solar panels.
Answer: Solar power is at the heart of our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. The funding of solar panels is typically levied on billpayers rather than through direct taxation. Mechanisms have included the Feed-in tariff, Renewables Obligation and...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4717More
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 the political situation in Lebanon.
Answer: The UK wants to see Lebanon stable, secure, and prosperous. We are working with the authorities to support the efforts of a caretaker government to safeguard Lebanon's stability and set the country on the path to recovery, but we are clear that these effo...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve men's mental health.
Answer: Men with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health.As part of our mission to build a National Health Se...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of vaping by young people.
Answer: The Government is concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, as rates of youth vaping have tripled in the past four years, and 18% of children have tried a vape. All too often, vaping products are promoted in a way that appeals to childre...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to promote shared ownership for potential homeowners.
Answer: Prospective buyers can find out more about shared ownership from the information provided on Gov.UK. This information includes a search tool that prospective buyers can use to find social landlords in their local area offering homes for sale on shared own...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordColombia: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on sustainable access to medical services for people in that country.
Answer: The UK and Colombia work closely together on health as part of our commitment to the sustainability development goals. We are working to strengthen the capacity of public health systems in Colombia, including access issues. We recognise the importance of ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on underage (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) abuse of (i) alcohol and (ii) drugs.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter but the Home Office works with a wide range of partners to share best practice and knowledg...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the formal roles and responsibilities of NHS England’s Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP) are; whether the responsibilities of the SSDP have been expanded to include the evaluation
Answer: NHS England owns the Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP), a national purchase and supply system for specific categories of devices. The NHS Supply Chain provides procurement and legal compliance support for trusts with value for money tendering ...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department and NHS England have made of (a) the potential impact on the availability of appropriate medical devices on the NHS of the requirement for suppliers to report the car
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made with NHS England of the cost of carbon footprint reporting by NHS Trusts.
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to introduce a clear supplier roadmap for carbon reduction reporting for NHS suppliers; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to move those in receipt of the old state pension to the new one to help prevent financial hardship in winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Government has no plans to move people from the old State Pension system to the new State Pension system. It is not the case that everyone receiving the new State Pension (i.e. those reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016) will receive mo...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the framework set o
Answer: The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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