Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the allocation and spending of Official Development Assistance is (a) allocated and spent transparently and (b) used for the primary purpose of tack

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage tree planting.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Walking: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to promote walk to school days.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to upgrade smaller train stations to ensure that all stations are accessible to people with disabilities.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on equitable investment in major infrastructure projects.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing late night driving restrictions for people aged under 21.

30 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect on beneficiaries of the transition from the European Social Fund to the Shared Prosperity Fund.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on introduction of Urby buses with wifi and tables; and what assessment has he made of the potential merits of those buses in attracting yo

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect public transport workers from covid-19.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional ringfenced funding to support rural bus routes.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Huntington's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Huntington's disease in the last 12 months.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have had systemic cancer therapy at home in each of the last three years.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

What plans she has to review the equity of state pension ages for women.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle chronic kidney disease.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Injuries: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce evoke spinal chord stimulation technology for treatment of chronic back and leg pain through the NHS.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Scoliosis: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make robotic spinal surgery for scoliosis be available through the NHS.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend bowel cancer screening to people aged 50 and over.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the NICE on the (a) use of and (b) benefits of opioids.

24 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Travel Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that competitively priced travel insurance is available to elderly people with chronic diseases.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pre-eclampsia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to diagnose earlier the symptoms of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to raise awareness of under age drinking.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free training in practice management to qualified dentists who are yet to run their own practice.

24 Jun 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for implementing the payment scheme for victims of the Troubles.