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1081710

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date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 ensure that healthcare professionals adopt the principles set out in the 2018 NHS England guidance entitled Language Matters: Language and diabetes to enable positive interactions between people living with diabetes and physicians.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>‘Language Matters: Language and diabetes’ has been disseminated to all stakeholders via NHS England’s communication networks. NHS England will ensure it is used as a key reference point, where applicable, in future publications.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:32:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081711

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is on course to meet its annual immunisation targets for at-risk groups in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Various at-risk groups are immunised with an influenza vaccine and/or a pneumococcal-polysaccharide-vaccine (PPV).</p><p> </p><p>Each year influenza vaccination takes place in the autumn before influenza starts to circulate. For the 2018/19 influenza season, the targets for those aged under 65 in a clinical risk group and pregnant women was at least 55%. Provisional data for the period 1 September 2018 to 31 January 2019 indicated uptake was 46.9% for those in clinical risk groups and 45% for pregnant women in the 2018/19 season. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>There are no formal coverage targets for PPV. PPV coverage estimates are published annually. The next report will be published in May 2019 and will include data for the period April 2018 – March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:25:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081712

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Vaccination
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 the Government is taking to improve vaccination coverage rates throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England, in partnership with NHS England and the Department, is undertaking many steps to improve vaccination coverage in England. These steps are reviewed and monitored regularly through a regular tripartite meeting mechanism.</p><p> </p><p>These steps include initiatives to improve access to the immunisation programme; communication with the public; data to better identify underserved individuals and populations; and training for healthcare professionals. An example of this is the ‘Help Us Help You’ flu vaccination campaign which can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/81-help-us-help-you/resources" target="_blank">https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/81-help-us-help-you/resources</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:24:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081713

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons why uptake rates among groups eligible for the free influenza vaccine are low.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>Provisional data for flu season 2018-19 (autumn to spring) shows that flu vaccine uptake in those aged 65 and over is at similar levels to previous years and close to the World Health Organization target of 75%.</p><p> </p><p>Vaccine uptake in the children’s programme is at the highest level since the introduction of the programme for two and three-year olds vaccinated in general practice and for children offered the vaccine in primary school.</p><p> </p><p>For pregnant women and for those in at risk groups eligible for flu vaccine, the vaccination uptake is slightly lower compared to last year. There are many reasons for this. Many patients do not appreciate how serious flu can be and the importance of protecting themselves.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:22:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081714

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Vaccination: Health Professions
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 increase vaccination uptake rates among healthcare professionals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Frontline healthcare workers are offered flu vaccination by their employer, with a financial incentive for National Health Service trusts to achieve high uptake through a Commissioning for Quality and Innovation target. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/cquin/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/cquin/</a></p><p> </p><p>This year, the ambition was that 100% of staff were vaccinated with those who declined were asked to sign an anonymised opt-out form stating the reason. Staff who worked in high risk areas had to confirm their vaccination status to senior management. This winter, provisional flu vaccine uptake data for healthcare workers shows slightly higher uptake than last year and is the highest level since the programme began. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081715

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Influenza: Vaccination
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 increase vaccination uptake rates among carers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Unpaid carers who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or who are the main carer of an older or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, are eligible for a free flu vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>They can get their vaccine from their general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy. Every year the Chief Medical Officer writes to third sector organisations representing carers to ask them to encourage their members to get vaccinated.</p><p> </p><p>Flu vaccination is also recommended for frontline social care workers to help protect staff and those that they care for. In addition to occupational health schemes in place locally, frontline social care workers who work directly with vulnerable clients are eligible to receive flu vaccine from their GP or pharmacy in a scheme funded by NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England monitors the vaccine uptake for the flu programme for carers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:21:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081716

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cars: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with car companies on preventing the theft of keyless cars.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Justice and policing is devolved to Northern Ireland. On 15 January I chaired the first meeting of the Vehicle Theft Taskforce, which brings together the automotive industry, insurers, the police, Government departments and others to help ensure that the collective response to vehicle theft in England and Wales is as robust as it can be. This includes looking at preventing the compromise of electronic vehicle security.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/03/2019 16:20:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081717

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Botswana: Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Government of Botswana on ensuring the protection of endangered species in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>​Botswana is a key partner in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. President Masisi attended the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in October 2018 and I took this opportunity to meet with the Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Unity Dow, and Environment Minister, Tshekedi Khama, to discuss Botswana's important role in the protection of endangered species. The UK and Botswana also have a regular dialogue on conservation and counter-poaching activity. Botswana faces a number of conservation challenges and has recently consulted widely on human-wildlife conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:46:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081718

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many standards checks have been conducted for (a) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency driving examiners and (b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency delegated examiners in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	228009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) driving examiners undergo regular supervised tests to check the standard of their assessment. Senior examiners conducted (a) 12,815 supervised tests between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 and (b) 357 supervised tests for delegated driving examiners between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/03/2019 15:17:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1081719

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to update the Government’s guidance on positive action; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	228058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Both the Government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have issued guidance - including in EHRC Statutory Codes - on how employers, service providers and other organisations can use positive action measures in a proportionate way, to address under-representation, disadvantage or low participation in activities by people with specific protected characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance can be found at the following links: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/equality-act-codes-practice" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/equality-act-codes-practice</a> for the EHRC Statutory Codes and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85014/positive-action-recruitment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85014/positive-action-recruitment.pdf</a> &amp; <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85015/positive-action-practical-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85015/positive-action-practical-guide.pdf</a> for Government Quick Start Guides.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the Equality Act 2010 and its related guidance under review; however, we have no current plans to revise the guidance on positive action.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2019 10:46:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips