Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to increase funding for diagnosis in the dementia strategy.

4 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Housing: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of changes in the level of house prices since September 2023.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for gastric band surgery for people who are clinically obese.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to put in place specialist services to help tackle changes in the level of ADHD diagnoses of (a) men and (b) boys.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions her Department has had with automotive manufacturers on levels of production of electric vehicles in Europe; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those levels on

4 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Indo-pacific Region

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help tackle Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that a UK-Switzerland trade deal includes provisions for the (a) digital, (b) data and (c) investment sectors.

4 Dec 2023 · Attorney General

Theft: Northern Ireland

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland on increasing conviction rates for (a) theft and (b) burglary.

4 Dec 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Northern Ireland Administration on a strategy on ending violence against women and girls.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking increase support for food banks in winter 2023-24.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support patients with inflammatory skin conditions to manage the impact of that condition on their mental health.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide training to (a) GPs and (b) specialists to help improve the time taken to (i) diagnose and (ii) refer patients with inflammatory skin conditions.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure the collection of national data on (a) diagnosis, (b) referral to specialist care and (c) access to treatment for people with inflammatory skin conditions.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Getting it Right First Time's report on Dermatology, published in August 2021, what progress she has made on the implementation of recommendation 13a.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the (a) fines and (b) other penalties for dog owners whose dogs (i) attack and (ii) kill other people.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the role of informal observations made by PIP assessors in mandatory reconsiderations for PIP where the claimant has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

29 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gibraltar Airport

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Spanish and (b) Gibraltarian counterpart on control of Gibraltar airport.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department’s criteria are for determining a rise in the television licence fee.

29 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Vacancies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the level of job vacancies; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that on economic activity.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Uniforms: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support families on low incomes with the cost of school uniforms.