Jim Shannon

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Algeria: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps in response to reports of religious oppression in Kabylie, in the context of the designation of Algeria by the United States Commission

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Algeria: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports concerning religious oppression in Kabylie, including the closure of churche

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Algeria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his counterparts in Algeria and (b) representatives of the Kabylie people on the political and human rights situation in Kabylie.

13 Feb 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Firearms: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on firearms licenses.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals to cardiology there were in 2024.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reports of disappeared Tibetans on freedom of religion in that region.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South East Asia: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help stop the persecution of Christians in South East Asia; and if he will have discussions with his ASEAN counterparts on protecting (a) Christian

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

John Bunyan Fund for Freedom of Religion and Belief

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to promote the John Bunyan Fund for Freedom of Religion and Belief.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help secure the release of hostages held by the Fulani militia in Nigeria in the last six months.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the protection of people non-adherent to the majority religion.

13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Gender Based Violence: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to increase penalties for repeat offenders for crimes against women.

13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with her Northern Irish counterpart on substance abuse in prisons.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school sensory equipment; and what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of that equipment.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gout: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people diagnosed with gout have access to medical care.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bile Duct Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many confirmed cases of bile duct cancer there have been in the UK since January 2024.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statutory guidance entitled Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice - Statutory guidance for accredited ITT providers, whether the curriculum for primar

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of Ofsted’s subject report on religious education, published in April 2024.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have a Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the application process for unpaid carers claiming Pension Credit.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers' Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers that were entitled to the (a) Carer Premium and (b) Carer Addition in each year since 2000; and what proportion of those recipients were women

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers over the State Pension age that have an entitlement to but are not claiming (a) a Carer Addition and (b) Pension Credit.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who are currently in prison for drug offences are under 21 years of age.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the number of (a) women and (b) under-represented groups among construction apprentices.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the (a) safety and (b) suitability of older school buildings.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of defibrillators in public spaces in England; and whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the number

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on levels of bovine tuberculosis cases across the UK.

10 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Falun Gong

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle (a) propaganda, (b) disinformation, (c) persecution and (d) other forms of transnational repression by the Chinese Commu

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have closed in the last five years.

10 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for hate crime in the last 12 months.