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 guidance he has issued to households on reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency.
The Government provides households with a range of guidance and support to help reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency, including grant eligibility checkers and the ‘Find Ways to Save Energy in Your Home’ service on GOV.UK offering tailor...
What steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable consumers are protected from misleading claims about green energy tariffs.
The Government is committed to ensuring consumers, especially those in vulnerable circumstances, are treated fairly and protected from misleading green claims. Energy suppliers must comply with consumer protection law and Ofgem’s licence conditions, inclu...
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of skills levels in artificial intelligence, robotics and data science.
The recent Skills England Annual Skills Report and Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments 2026 concludes that the skills system has not kept pace with rapid technological change, with artificial intelligence (AI), automation and digital skills shortages intens...
Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to accelerate translational research from universities to commercial applications.
Government is committed to accelerating the translation of world-class UK research at universities into commercial applications that drive economic growth and societal benefit. Through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) programmes we support universities’ ...
Innovation and Technology, what support is available for small and medium-sized enterprises adopting technological innovations.
This Government is committed to making the UK the leading adopter of AI in the G7, so that businesses and workers can realise its full benefits. To drive adoption across our key sectors, we have appointed AI Sector Champions to work with industry to ident...
Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to research funding.
The government is ensuring that everyone benefits from innovation-led economic growth, by supporting clusters of R&D excellence across the UK. Historically, R&D intensity has been concentrated in the Greater South East of England, but this is chan...
Innovation and Technology, what the level of Government funding is for research into Alzheimer's disease.
Between financial years 2020/21 and 2024/25, government funders spent £555.1million on dementia research, which covers all types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease. This figure includes £144m in 2024/25 alone.
Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research into emerging technologies such as quantum computing.
We have committed up to £2 billion to support the development of the UK's quantum sector. This includes £1 billion committed over the next four years to support our leading companies and researchers, with up to a further £1 billion to procure large-scale ...
Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with regulators on cybersecurity standards for emerging technologies.
Cyber security standards are a key part of the government’s approach to ensure technology is secure by design. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) regularly participates in a variety of standards bodies including the International...
Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that artificial intelligence technologies are developed and used ethically.
The Government is committed to ensuring the adoption of AI and other data-driven technology in an ethical, safe and responsible way to improve public service outcomes and boost public sector productivity. Within government, making sure that the public s...
How many apprenticeships and training placements in technology sectors were created in the last financial year.
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The government publishes statistics on apprenticeship starts by sector subject area: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/5400...
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of inequality in access to migraine diagnosis and treatment among socio-economically disadvantaged groups.
The 10-Year Health Plan explicitly states that the National Health Service will be designed to tackle health inequalities in access and outcomes, and will be a service equipped to narrow health inequalities, and address inequalities for specific populatio...
What steps his Department plans to take to tackle geographical variations in accessing specialist services.
Highly specialised services are typically delivered in a small number of centres across England with experience and expertise in the management of rare diseases where caseloads are small and there is benefit from national coordination.As such it is more l...
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of including community pharmacies in the roll out of migraine services.
As part of minor illness consultations, pharmacists can already provide advice and recommend over-the-counter treatments for migraines. Pharmacists can also supply emergency medicines to patients already prescribed regular migraine medication as part of t...
What plans his Department has to tackle variations in access to specialist services in rural communities.
Highly specialised services are typically delivered in a small number of centres across England with experience and expertise in the management of rare diseases where caseloads are small and there is benefit from national coordination.As such it is more l...
What steps he is taking to help ensure that membership of cadet forces in Northern Ireland is supported.
The Government is committed to supporting the Cadet Forces across the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland, recognising the significant benefits participation brings to young people and wider society. Cadets develop vital life skills such as self-d...
What steps the is taking to help ensure the security of Northern Ireland connected underseas cables against military and criminal risks.
Defence is committed to advancing HMG's work against hostile states and ensuring national security.The Ministry of Defence works with and supports other Government departments, including the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Depa...
What steps he is taking to support the 2025 Apprenticeship Action Plan launched by the Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy.
The Ministry of Defence recently launched the Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal, which will deliver £50 million of defence investment in Northern Ireland over the next five financial years. Alongside the Defence Industrial Strategy, we have also launch...
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure research of veteran's mental health in Northern Ireland is undertaken.
The Government is committed to ensuring that veterans in Northern Ireland and across the UK, have easy access to support when and where they need it. In 2025, we awarded £300,000 to the Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) to deliver their ‘Improving NI...
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of housing support available through Housing Benefit.
Households in receipt of housing support living in the social rented sector have their eligible rent paid in full, unless the level of housing support is reduced because of their income or savings, contributions from non-dependants, or limited by the bene...