Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Turkish counterpart on recent military activity against Kurds in Syria which has reportedly included murder, torture and rape.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has in place to ensure that the assessment of children who may require special needs support is not additionally delayed as a result of new covid-19 social distancing and other restrictions.

25 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has in place to encourage the (a) safe and (b) consistent development of new build housing during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Apples: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department is providing to apple growers in response to reductions in demand from pubs and restaurants for their produce as a result of covid-19 lockdown res

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what strategy his Department has in place to ensure that the Government's tree planting targets are met.

23 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the charges brought against a New York City policy officer for reportedly spying on Tibetan immigrants for

23 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Police: Espionage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on preventing infiltration of the police by foreign intelligence agents of the charges brought against a New York City Police Departme

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that foreign students are quarantined upon entry to the UK; and who is responsible for overseeing that process.

23 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure (a) public confidence in development of a covid-19 vaccine and (b) effective planning by GP surgeries to (i) administer and (ii) provide informati

22 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide practical support to people discovered in modern slavery rings by police sting operations.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pedestrians

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations are in place to prevent e-scooters from causing an obstruction to pedestrians; and whether anti-social behaviour regulations can be applied to the misuse of e-scooters.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pedestrians

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his strategy is on preventing e-scooters from adversely affecting pedestrians on footpaths.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Equal Pay: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce the pay gap between (a) young and (b) older people who are doing the same job.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps with the Department for Work and Pensions to (a) support and (b) retrain young people who have lost their jobs during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Diets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of promoting the Mediterranean diet to people at risk of heart disease.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus and Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for a public awareness campaign to highlight the differences between seasonal flu and covid 19 symptoms.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on developing a UK-wide alcohol in pregnancy policy.

21 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available for Hong Kong citizens seeking asylum in the UK to apply for (a) the right to remain and (b) the right to work and study in the UK.

21 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Hong Kong citizens who are born after 1997 and do not qualify for BN(O) status.