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984345

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date	09/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports that Iran is using its embassies in Europe as cover for terrorist activity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations requires that the premises of a diplomatic mission are not used in any manner incompatible with the functions of the mission as described in the Convention or by other rules of general international law. We are aware that France has frozen the assets of an Iranian individual who is reported to have been accredited to a diplomatic mission in Europe and arrested in connection with an alleged attack plot.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2018 17:04:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984346

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the provision of an adequate number of appropriately trained people as guides for the blind; and whether he has held discussions with the RNIB on the training of such guides.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Under the Care Act 2014, where an adult or carer appears to have care and support needs, the local authority must carry out an assessment, and meet any eligible needs. This includes those arising from sight impairment or blindness.</p><p> </p><p>The Department maintains the Certificate of Vision Impairment form, which is used by consultant ophthalmologists to certify an individual as sight impaired or severely sight impaired (blind). With permission, the form is shared with the patient’s local authority, who work with the person to assess what help and advice they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to support training and skills development for care workers, this year investing £12 million in the Workforce Development Fund for training to develop the social care workforce, and working with its delivery partner, Skills for Care, to provide a range of resources for providers to help attract, train and retain staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not had any recent discussions with the Royal National Institute of Blind People regarding training people as guides for the blind.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/10/2018 13:11:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984352

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Sector: Electrical Engineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that public sector projects are resourced with adequately qualified electrical workers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department endorses the industry developed and managed Construction Skills Certification Scheme and the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme. These industry-wide schemes aim to ensure all construction clients and consumers can have confidence that those undertaking electrical work have the relevant training and qualifications to perform the work required.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2018 15:43:13 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984355

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the prosecution of knife crime in different parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Director of Public Prosecutions regularly meets with her counterpart in Northern Ireland to discuss common issues. The Attorney General will be travelling to Northern Ireland during October to meet with the Northern Ireland Attorney General.</p><p>The Government has a published the Serious Violence Strategy to take action to address serious violence including the recent increases in knife crime. The CPS is working with its cross-Government partners to deliver the Strategy, and also supports the police enforcement to tackle knife crime through its Operation Sceptre.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/10/2018 09:27:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984358

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reduce the drink-drive limit to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to lower the drink drive limit but is monitoring the position in Scotland. The Government considers rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers to be effective deterrents.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2018 15:31:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984360

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to publish his response to his consultation with business on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s public consultations on the UK’s potential accession to CPTPP, alongside plans for new bilateral free trade agreements with Australia, New Zealand and the US, will close on the 26<sup>th</sup> of October 2018. The Department is putting in place the appropriate mechanisms to ensure that due consideration is given to responses, so that they effectively inform our overall approach to negotiations with partner countries. The Department plans to publish responses to all four consultations before entering into any formal free trade agreement negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 16/10/2018 13:26:52 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984578

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Postnatal Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) the six-week maternal postnatal check is excluded from Maternity Medical Services under the General Medical Services contract and (b) GPs are not mandated or funded to provide that check.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The six-week maternal postnatal check is not currently included in the General Medical Services contract as something which general practitioners (GPs) are required, or funded, to provide. However, we have asked for this issue to be considered in the contract negotiations for 2019/20, as any changes to the contracting arrangements, and associated reimbursement need to be negotiated and agreed, as part of the annual contract negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>While there is no specific requirement for GP practices to provide the six-week maternal postnatal check, GPs are still required to provide the usual services, set out in their contract, to that patient should the need arise.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/10/2018 13:42:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon