Jim Shannon

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Human Rights and Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) pro-democracy organisations, (b) civil society and (c) ethnic nationalities in Myanmar to promote (i) federal democracy and (ii) human rights

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free hypnobirthing classes to pregnant women.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with AdviceUK on the potential impact of her reforms to disability benefits on demand for independent advice services.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of integrating (a) health and (b) social care services with access to welfare advice.

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reading on the mental health of young people.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Reading: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement a cross-departmental strategy on improving reading outcomes for children and young people.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of access to books in low-income households on reading outcomes among children eligible for free school meals.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle regional inequalities in children’s (a) reading enjoyment and (b) daily reading frequency.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Reading: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will support initiatives to connect books with (a) TV, (b) film and (c) gaming franchises to engage children and young people with reading.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Digital Technology: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department funds (a) research and (b) pilot programmes on the use of (i) artificial intelligence and (ii) digital technologies to encourage reading among children and young people.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on promoting reading through (a) song lyrics, (b) fan fiction and (c) social media content.

11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Sailing Boats: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the yacht building sector.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability payments on people in working poverty.

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply for blood donation.

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve uptake for jobs in the ambulance service.

11 Jun 2025 · Attorney General

Hate Crime: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been prosecuted for hate crime in the last 12 months.

11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support young people after being released from prison to prevent reoffending.

11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help prevent dangerous parking in residential areas.

11 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Internet: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of online scams.

11 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Espionage: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for espionage in the last 12 months.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Cybersecurity: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on teaching the importance of cyber safety in schools.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations on staff training made in Prevention of Future Deaths reports in the case of (a) Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf, (b) Karanbir Cheema and (c) Nasar A

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Testicular Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been diagnosed with testicular cancer in the last 12 months.

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve diagnosis of ADHD.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle instances of drought.

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of sexual assaults on hospital sites in the last three years.

10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on legal aid in the last 12 months.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the number of workers who have been underpaid in the last 12 months.

10 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of job applications to the civil service in the last 12 months.

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of the (a) symptoms and (b) treatment of prostate cancer among men.