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Jim Shannon · Democratic Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5832days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
459
of 504 possible
Attendance
91%
45 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
1,450
1035 debates
Written Qs
1,871
1,826 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£295k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 128 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 96 | |
| Economy | 87 | |
| Employment | 50 | |
| Crime & Policing | 45 | |
| Education | 40 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 31 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Pensions | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 384 | 94,734 |
| Social Care | 232 | 90,180 |
| Health | 215 | 83,011 |
| Defence | 222 | 64,230 |
| Culture Community | 176 | 63,694 |
| Local Government | 251 | 57,362 |
| Environment | 115 | 35,649 |
| Crime | 163 | 32,652 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98The Commons voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Without… | Free vote | Aye |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37MPs voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Without debate … | Free vote | No |
| 25 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17Vote on New Clause 17, which proposed that council tax increases by mayoral combined authorities and combined county authorities be subject … | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | EnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI thank the Chair of the Select Committee and all members of the Committee for their hard work and endeavours on synthetic chemicals and for highlighting the dangers to us all as c… EnvironmentHealthEconomy Jobs | 109 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | UK Biobank DataI thank the Minister very much for his statement. As my party’s health spokesperson, I know that research on health is so important initially. UK Biobank is a critical part of that… HealthTechnology | 132 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingIt means we are thinking alike about what we need to do, and that is important. We have collectively understood the issues. My second ask is for what I would refer to as a carer’s … EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 425 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI have already apologised to you, Mrs Harris, to the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and to the Minister for the fact that, because of the strikes, I need to take a taxi… HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 183 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Public ProcurementThank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister for his answers and for his endeavours to try to do better. The Minister and this House must recognise that public confidence is incredi… Economy JobsLocal Government | 82 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI spoke to the hon. Member about this beforehand, but problem gambling is a critical issue for us in Northern Ireland, where rate is 3%, compared with 2.7% here on the mainland. A … HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 95 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government CommitteeI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for a truly excellent report and for highlighting the issues of temporary housing. In Northern Ireland, the pressure for housing is critic… HousingSocial CareLocal Government | 94 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingNot to interfere with the flow of the Minister’s reply—he is saying positive stuff, and I thank him for that—but perhaps the hon. Member for Harlow (Chris Vince) should be at that … EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 65 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingI thank the hon. Member; that was going to be my fourth request, by the way, so well done. EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 19 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Young Adult Carers: Education and TrainingIt is a real pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Harlow (Chris Vince) for requesting time to debate this vital topic. I do n… EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 989 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Sudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyFirst, I commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward. I spoke to him beforehand and, like the hon. Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow), I am here to represent my c… HealthSocial Care | 115 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI want to ask the Minister a very specific question about Northern Ireland. In light of the recent Public Accounts Committee report that has highlighted the fragmented nature of pr… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 95 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillIn the papers today, there are pictures of six ladies who are going to be executed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is in charge in Iran, because they protested in t… CrimeDefence | 94 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Army ReserveOn the comments by the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone), I recall my time in the Royal Artillery during the Falklands war. This relates to the is… DefenceFiscal Policy | 175 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy HealthSocial Care | 0 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 617 | 33.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 188 | 10.0% |
| Department for Education | 145 | 7.7% |
| Home Office | 144 | 7.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 106 | 5.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 83 | 4.4% |
| Ministry of Justice | 78 | 4.2% |
| Ministry of Defence | 70 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the vacancy rate is for teaching posts in secondary schools in England. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of workload on teacher retention rates. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school rebuilding projects are underway under the school rebuilding programme. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England required emergency financial support from her Department in the most recent financial year. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with deficits under the national funding formula. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers left the profession within five years of qualifying in the most recent year for which data is available. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on school budgets in this academic year. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with epilepsy are represented through the work of the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, in the context of levels of risk of death during… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting time is for elective orthopaedic surgery in England. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce ambulance handover delays at major hospitals in England. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is allocated for research into treatments for Motor Neurone Disease. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in the past year have waited longer than 28 days for diagnostic tests related to suspected Lung Cancer. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of regional disparities in treatment outcomes for patients diagnosed with Stroke. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are currently on waiting lists for specialist assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorder. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to expand screening programmes for early detection of Cervical Cancer. | Pending |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 39 | 22,503 | 7.6% |
| Office Costs | 75 | 31,543 | 10.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 18,779 | 6.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 6,194 | 2.1% |
| Staffing | 0 | 215,721 | 73.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 39 | 22,503 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 21 | 4,821 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 24 | 4,347 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 3,207 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 11 | 2,696 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 14 | 1,586 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 710 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 255 |
| Other | Office Costs | 1 | -300 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [200012217-74] | 630 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 381 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 269 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 51 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 227 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [200012217-75] | 791 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [200012217-76] | 630 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] [200012217-77] | 630 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 630 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 276 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 210 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 51 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 261 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 158 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 630 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | 840 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 415 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 336 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 299 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 135 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: THE FORB FOUNDATION, Matthew Jones, Secretariat to APPG FoRB
Address of donor: 5 Thornbury Close, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation including some meals (£320), flights (£305.53) and other food (£222.21), value £847.74
Destination of visit: Iraq (Erbil)
Dates of visit: 15 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Part of a delegation to Iraq to look at the state of FoRB in Kurdistan, from the perspective of churches that are registered there. We met the Prime minister and Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB. We also looked at the economy and how faiths are looked after as refugees within Kurdistan.
(Registered 5 March 2026)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: The FORB Foundation (Secretariat to APPG FoRB)
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for three nights (£430), flights (£110), food (£22), all other food was included in the hotel price, value £562
Destination of visit: Egypt
Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit: I was attending as member of the APPG for the Freedom of Religious Belief. The delegation to Egypt was to look at the state of FoRB in Egypt from the perspective of churches that are registered there. Minister of Foreign affairs who is responsible for FoRB and NGOs working with faith groups on the ground. We also looked at the registration process and how to have an even balance within faiths.
(Registered 12 May 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (holiday home)
Number of properties: 1
Location: no location provided, United States
Ownership details: part-share
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Agricultural land (40 acres of land and farm)
Location: Ballygarvin
(Registered 31 May 2021; updated 6 July 2017)
H · Ward results
Ward-level results have not yet been ingested for this constituency.
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.