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Westminster Hall
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I had discussions with one family in particular just last week.In Northern Ireland, conditions like Ehlers-Danlos - Speech Link
2: Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Gateshead South) I commit to continuing to press for a culture that is compassionate and evidence-based—one that listens - Speech Link
3: Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Gateshead South) their testimonies, as we have heard, are just examples of the many more people across the UK and Northern - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Gurkha Veterans - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The Gurkhas have given their all for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, often - Speech Link
2: Sojan Joseph (Lab - Ashford) families, and many own businesses that contribute to local growth on our high streets, enhance our local culture - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Andrew Snowden (Con - Fylde) are important for these events, but they are often cancelled because of a lack of conductors at Northern - Speech Link
2: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) rail services can serve as a catalyst for economic growth and as a way to connect more people to the culture - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Government Reorganisation - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) relation to Cheshire and other counties, the counties remain—they are part of our history and our culture - Speech Link
2: Martin Vickers (Con - Brigg and Immingham) It is over 50 years since northern Lincolnshire was put into County Humberside, and it is still an issue - Speech Link
3: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con - Huntingdon) and that the identity and character of our historic county will be lost forever in favour of the northern - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We slogged through 10 years of reorganisation and restructuring in Northern Ireland, and not a penny - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The figures in Northern Ireland have also increased in recent years, with 96 attacks recorded in 2024 - Speech Link
2: Jake Richards (Lab - Rother Valley) Every prison of each different category has a different context, culture and working environment, and - Speech Link
3: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) prisons are held to account—that the public are aware of—are key drivers in creating change within a culture - Speech Link


Written Statements
Hodge Review of Arts Council England: Government Response - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lisa Nandy (Lab - Wigan) unaffordable luxury—or worse, as a nuisance or a weapon for Governments in their ongoing, exhausting culture - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Report stage - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Bichard (XB - Life peer) do not align with the perceived needs of ordinary citizens, in wasted resources and in a damaging culture - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) To give one example, the Great North was established last year by northern mayors as a mayor-led partnership - Speech Link
3: None to after Clause 50 Member’s explanatory statement The amendment of clause 2 in my name would add culture - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Curriculum and Assessment Review - Thu 26 Mar 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Caine of Kentish Town (Lab - Life peer) Most culture that people and young people consume is screen-based, and most creative work they make and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD - Life peer) More recently, the Supreme Court in Northern Ireland, in case JR87, reaffirmed that same principle, upholding - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Proposed Visitor Levy - Wed 25 Mar 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) responding to debates in Parliament.This subject touches on a number of Departments: the Department for Culture - Speech Link
2: Danny Beales (Lab - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) Is it not actually the case that tourists want the culture, events, activities and even investments in - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Adding a levy back home would make Northern Ireland relatively more expensive and push visitors to stay - Speech Link
4: Tom Gordon (LD - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That is why I am supporting both Harrogate’s and Knaresborough’s bids to be towns of culture. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Voluntary Groups and Community Centres - Wed 25 Mar 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Ben Coleman (Lab - Chelsea and Fulham) First, will the Department for Culture, Media and Sport issue clear guidance to local authorities on - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) If those figures do not tell us about the people of Northern Ireland, nothing will. - Speech Link
3: None Local culture and identity really matter, too. - Speech Link
4: Ben Coleman (Lab - Chelsea and Fulham) Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) said that 46% of people in Northern Ireland volunteer. - Speech Link