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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How many workers have been impacted by enforcement actions related to breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the last year.
HMRC enforces National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations on behalf of the Fair Work Agency (FWA), through both responding to worker complaints, and targeted enforcement activity.The latest enforcement and compliance report (2025) shows that in 2024-2025 HMRC...
What recent discussions he has had with business representatives on export opportunities following the UK's departure from the EU.
The Secretary of State and Ministers regularly engage with a wide range of business representatives to discuss export opportunities. These discussions take place through formal stakeholder forums, sector roundtables, and bilateral meetings, and help infor...
What steps he is taking to help improve corporate governance standards among large UK companies.
My department’s upcoming Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation will outline the government’s plans to improve corporate governance reporting, including for large companies, with the programme also giving consideration to the wider corporate governa...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of new trade agreements on manufacturing exports.
The Department publishes analysis to assess the potential impacts of new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in advance of negotiations. On conclusion of negotiations, the Department publishes full impact assessments. The analysis in these publications covers a ...
Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with national governing bodies of sport on safeguarding standards in youth sport.
The safety and wellbeing of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. Sport England and UK Sport (DCMS’s Arm’s Length Bodies for sport) require National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to adopt and implement safeguarding policies and practices as a c...
Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to support freelance workers in the creative sector.
The self-employed workforce is crucial to the success of the UK's world-leading creative industries, which employ nearly twice the number of self-employed workers as a proportion of the workforce compared to the rest of the economy. We understand that man...
Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve participation in sport among women and girls.
The Government is committed to ensuring that as many women and girls as possible have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Leng...
Media and Sport, what funding has been provided to grassroots sports facilities through programmes administered by Sport England.
The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through Sport England - which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding across England. Sport England allocates funds to National Governing Bodies and grassroot...
Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to sports facilities for people living in rural communities.
The Government is committed to ensure everyone, regardless of where they live, should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities.That is why we provide the majority of support for grassroots sports through our Arm’s Length Body, Spor...
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support small businesses facing rising energy prices.
The United Kingdom has a diverse and resilient energy system. The government is monitoring the impacts of the situation in the Middle East, including small businesses, and engaging with industry to understand the full picture.Alongside existing measures t...
How many businesses accessed support schemes administered by the Department in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
The Department does not hold this information centrally. Data on businesses accessing support schemes administered by the Department is not collected on a single dataset for the most recent financial year.Support is delivered through a range of schemes in...
Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of the contribution of the UK creative industries to economic growth.
DCMS Economic Estimates provide accredited official statistics on the contribution of the creative industries to the UK economy over time, measured by Gross Value Added (GVA). In 2024, the creative industries contributed an estimated £145.8 billion in GVA...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in operating costs on small and medium-sized enterprises in the past 12 months.
The Department for Business and Trade recognises that SMEs are facing a challenging set of cost pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing situation in the Middle East. To support SMEs bring down costs and improve cashflow, the Government has introduced a £4.3...
What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of barriers to growth on start-up businesses.
The government is committed to supporting start-ups through the Small Business Plan, the most comprehensive package of support for small and medium-sized businesses in a generation.The Plan sets out measures to help start-ups across the UK, including tack...
Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in maintaining access to community library services.
Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources, including how community libraries may form a part of that.Where a community library is par...
Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to gambling regulation on consumers experiencing harms associated with gambling disorder.
The Government is acutely aware of the impact that gambling harm can have on individuals, families and communities. We therefore consider a wide range of evidence when assessing the impact of gambling regulation on those experiencing harm.
What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement powers of the Competition and Markets Authority.
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) is a non-ministerial department and is accountable to Parliament. As the UK’s independent competition authority, the CMA has discretion to use its enforcement powers according to its own prioritisation princip...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of insecure employment contracts on workers in the retail and hospitality sectors.
The Department’s assessments of the impact of insecure employment contracts on workers in the retail and hospitality sectors are set out in the impact assessments for the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. In summary, while so...
Media and Sport, how many public libraries have closed in England in the past five years.
As the libraries development agency for England, Arts Council England (ACE) collects and publishes data on library closures, openings and relocations in its annual English Public Libraries Location Dataset. The dataset can be found at the following link: ...
Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated in the current financial year to support regional museums.
Museums funding is fully devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.In England, DCMS announced earlier this year that it would allocate £160 million to accredited local museums in England from 2026/27 to 2029/30. Funding programmes for the current f...