Jim Shannon

Strangford

Democratic Unionist Party

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

Alive and kicking!

Ranks 4th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 336 contributions since 2024-07-17.

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“Thank you very much, Sir Roger, for giving me the chance to participate. I thank the hon. Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt), my cousin from across the sea—or across the shuck, as we would say back in Northern Ireland—for highlighting this issue. It is a real pleasure to speak in this debate.”
Regional Accents and Social Mobility · 2026-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…What does that mean in reality? It means that anyone without a car is trapped. We have an ageing population in Ards and North Down, with around 20% aged 65 or over. Regional data shows that nearly a quarter of those older folks live in social isolation.”
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The stigma of poverty and mental health often keeps people from reaching out for help. We have high levels of mental health issues. While healthcare and transport are rightly devolved matters, handled by the Assembly in Stormont, I believe there is an opportunity for the Minister to hold discussions with the relevant M…”
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on respiratory health, I want to ask this question. The lung cancer screening programme has been an enormous success, and the Minister knows that the low-dose CT scan regularly identifies clinically significant incidental findings, so what progress has her Department made i…”