Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity in rural communities.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support sustainable transport initiatives.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve road safety for children near schools.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Families: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to families affected by long-term illness.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how universal credit payments are being managed to ensure timely support.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent pensioner poverty.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for family court cases.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Pastoral Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have access to faith-based support services.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve rehabilitation programs in prisons.

24 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent radicalisation in communities.

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to engage with the Government of Iraq and regional authorities on the safe and voluntary return of displaced religious minorities, includi

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the protection of religious minorities during the ongoing conflict.

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to expand defence-related apprenticeships.

23 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Economic Crime: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-UAE Illicit Finance Partnership Agreement on (a) Muhammad Tahir Lakhani and Muhammad Ali Lakhani and (b) other enforcement outcomes.

23 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Business: Dubai

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect UK (a) businesses and (b) investors from fraud where people found liable by UK courts are resident in jurisdictions like Dubai that do not consis

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of whether rural hospitals have adequate access to specialist medical equipment.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is given to local authorities on supporting carers’ mental health.

17 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Human trafficking: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle human trafficking in Northern Ireland.

17 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been resettled in Northern Ireland this year.

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is provided to GPs on faith-sensitive medical care.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that teachers receive training in safeguarding children.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Class Sizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help reduce classroom sizes in primary schools.

16 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that Baha’i women in Iran have been imprisoned on charges of promoting Baha’i beliefs;

16 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Pakistani counterpart on reports of persecution and discrimination against the Christian community in that country; and what asses