Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jim Shannon this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What the formal roles and responsibilities of NHS England’s Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP) are; whether the responsibilities of the SSDP have been expanded to include the evaluation
NHS England owns the Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP), a national purchase and supply system for specific categories of devices. The NHS Supply Chain provides procurement and legal compliance support for trusts with value for money tendering ...
With reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the framework set o
The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
If he will take steps with NHS England to introduce a clear supplier roadmap for carbon reduction reporting for NHS suppliers; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current
In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Whether she is taking steps to move those in receipt of the old state pension to the new one to help prevent financial hardship in winter 2024-25.
The Government has no plans to move people from the old State Pension system to the new State Pension system. It is not the case that everyone receiving the new State Pension (i.e. those reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016) will receive mo...
What assessment his Department and NHS England have made of (a) the potential impact on the availability of appropriate medical devices on the NHS of the requirement for suppliers to report the car
In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
With reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent discussions NHS England has had with (a) regional, (b) integrated ca
The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
What assessment has been made on trends of unemployment rates over the last 12 months.
The unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%. The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same p...
What recent assessment her Department has made of the efficiency of electric vehicle charging points across the UK.
The Government has not made a recent assessment of chargepoint efficiencies across the UK.
What steps he is taking to increase inward investment in Northern Ireland.
My department is working in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland through DBT’s Trade and Investment hub in Belfast and its wider global network to showcase NI as a location for investment.We are focused on driving investment into all parts of the UK, ...
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of levels of uptake of university applications in the last 12 months.
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The majority of students who applied for places at universities in 2024 will have done so before the change of government in July 2024. Final applications, accepta...
How many people claim Pension Credit.
Based on the latest published Pension Credit caseload statistics (sources below), in February 2024 there were 1,359,475 households in Great Britain claiming Pension Credit. The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individ...
Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle online grooming.
The strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are against child sexual abuse and exploitation. The higher the risk on a service, the more measures and safeguards they will need to take to keep their users safe from harm, and prevent their services be...
What steps she is taking to help reduce the number of violent attacks on women and girls on rail services.
This government has set out its mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade and will treat this work as a national emergency.No one should ever have to face the risk of violence or harassment when travelling on our transport networks...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with Donald Trump's presidential campaign team on military support for Ukraine.
It is a core part of the FCDO's work to engage individuals from across the US political spectrum, including the Presidential campaigns. We welcome sustained bipartisan US support for Ukraine, including passage of the supplemental funding package earlier t...
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of using renewable liquid fuels in the decarbonisation of home heating for households that are not connected to the mains gas grid.
The Government believes that renewable liquid fuels could play a limited role in heating. As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, we expect to prioritise the use of renewable liquid fuels in sectors like aviation, and potentially homes that are not ...
What steps he is taking to help make decarbonisation (a) affordable and (b) feasible for consumers who are not connected to the mains gas grid.
Our Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation, low carbon heating and other home improvements to cut bills. It will be focused on making it economically worthwhile for people to transition to clean source...
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of young people in employment in the last 12 months.
The number of employed 16–24-year-olds has fallen by 183,000 in the last 12 months, driven by higher economic inactivity. DWP places a strong emphasis on developing policies that support young people into employment, whilst also acknowledging that their n...
What steps he is taking to support households switch to low carbon heating where heat pump installation is not (a) economically or (b) practically possible.
The Government is taking a range of steps to make heat pumps more affordable and remove barriers to their installation. This includes providing grants of £7,500 under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), supporting innovation and reviewing permitted developme...
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of minimally invasive cancer therapies; and whether his Department plans to provide funding for Integrated care systems t
The Department has not made a formal assessment. The adoption of new treatments, including increasing the number and availability of minimally invasive cancer treatments, into the National Health Service in England is generally the result of National Inst...
What steps he is taking to improve (a) early intervention and (b) treatment outcomes for ovarian cancer.
It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service in catching cancer, including ovarian cancer, as early as possible, to treat it faster and more effectively, and thereby improve outcomes. This is supported by the NHS’s current ke...