Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives from the aviation industry on the covid-19 pandemic in the last three months.

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

Food: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to promote the safety and high standards of British food to (a) the public and (b) retailers during the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to introduce an obesity strategy for adults in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had on th

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the risks of covid-19 infection to children with obesity living in deprived communities; and if he will make a statement.

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 34 of Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, published in May 2020, what preventative and personalised solutions his Department plans to impleme

20 May 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse and Stalking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to track, manage and supervise stalkers and domestic abusers routinely; and if she will make a statement.

18 May 2020 · Home Office

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what steps the Government plans to take to enforce the 14-day quarantine restrictions on people entering the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.

18 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Emergency Powers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken to help coordinate an international response to the potential state misuse of emergency powers during the covid-19 pandemic.

18 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Crimes against Humanity: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure accountability for victims of (a) war crimes and (b) crimes against humanity in (i) Sri Lanka and (b) overseas.

12 May 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the availability of support for women experiencing domestic abuse during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights and Journalism: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support (a) human rights defenders and (b) overseas journalists during the covid-19 pandemic.

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights and Surveillance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, What diplomatic steps he is taking to help (a) safeguard human rights and (b) prevent surveillance overreach overseas during the covid-19 pandemic.

11 May 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of funding for black and minority ethnic community specialist domestic abuse services during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with urinary incontinence have access to (a) urinary catheters and (b) other medical devices during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urology: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the supply chain for (a) urinary catheters and (b) other (i) urology products and (ii) medical devices.

11 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to monitoring the effectiveness of its systems in managing increased demand during the covid-19 outbreak; and what data her Department holds on (a) processing times a

11 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her department has taken to help ensure that decision making on new claims for disability benefits continues during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking through the benefits system to support vulnerable claimants with cancer during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking help ensure provision of end of life care by community-based palliative care teams during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to create covid-19 free hospital sites for the treatment of cancer patients.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will fund the salaries of frontline cancer charity workers who have been redeployed from cancer care to tackling covid-19.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health support has been made available to people living with cancer, whose treatment has been interrupted as a result of covid-19.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its vaccine strategy for covid-19.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that immunological expertise is being used to inform his Department’s decision-making in relation to covid-19.

23 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on granting early access to the state pension for women reaching state pension age in 2020-21 in response to the covid-19 outbreak.