Jim Shannon

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a robust audit of diabetes services.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a workforce strategy to provide support for diabetes patients.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual Offences: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to counselling services for victims of rape and sexual assault in 2024-2025.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce at-home test kits for cervical smears.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support exists for children under 16 diagnosed with Long Covid.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is providing additional resources for respite care for parents.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of nurses and midwives.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of blood donations.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental capacity assessments have been carried out on patients in each of the last five years.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Capacity: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on when a mental capacity review should be carried out on a patient.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mechanical Thrombectomy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to provide a 24/7 thrombectomy service.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Red Diesel: Boats

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with EU counterparts on EU regulations preventing the use of red diesel to power private leisure boats in the context of the maritime tourism industry.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to (i) expand childcare provision and (ii) help tackle the affordability of childcare costs for working families.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to digitise patients’ medical records.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps through the Sentencing Bill to toughen fines and sentences for people convicted of the assault of retail workers.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have evacuation chairs for pupils, staff and visitors with mobility impairments.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to (a) Health and Social Care Trusts and (b) fostering service providers on the treatment of foster care allowances in the assessment of Universal Credit; and what steps she is taki

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular System: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of specialist arterial vascular consultants.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve levels of employment for people with disabilities.

9 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Take-away Food: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had any discussions with relevant stakeholders on lowering the VAT rate on hot takeaway foods.

9 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made to help support the end to violence against women and girls, including what steps she took during the 6 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2025.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Private Tutors

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to review the regulation of the private tutoring sector.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress she has made on the digitalisation of Government services.

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) rationalise, (b) co-locate and (c) better utilise buildings across the wider public sector.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eduation and Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the integration of (a) shared maintenance hubs, (b) fleet management, and (c) scheduling

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional resources to gynaecology services to help reduce waiting times.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to detail the average waiting time for gynaecological surgery, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to detail the average waiting time for gynaecological consultant appointments, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times for gynaecological (i) consultant appointments and (ii) surgery.

6 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a statutory code of practice for private parking operators.