Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Temples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on recommencement the Krishna Hindu temple in Islamabad.

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on the welfare of (a) Maria Shahbaz and (b) Saneha Iqbal reportedly kidnapped and forcibly married and co

4 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe entitled OSCE Hum

4 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democracy and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2020 to Question 87549 on Democracy and Human Rights, whether his Department has formal mechanisms for incorporating civil society inpu

4 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2020 to Question 87548 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religious Freedom, what steps he is taking to assess whether th

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have lost their eyesight in the last five years in the UK.

4 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of OECD development assistance committee rules on development assistance.

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Throat Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the saliva hpv test for throat cancer will be available on the NHS.

4 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Barristers: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on access to justice of barristers registered with the Bar of Northern Ireland and who are based in Great Britain reportedly being precluded from claiming trave

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on (a) a pay freeze for BBC top tier earners and (b) steps taken by the BBC to tackle the gender pay gap.

3 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) other medical professional bodies on helping to tackle levels of weight-gain during the covid-19 lockdown.

3 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have accessed the Northern Ireland abortion scheme for terminations in Great Britain; and what the cost to the public purse has been of that scheme since 31 March 2020.

3 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged 15 to 25 years old have had heart disease in the UK in the last five years.