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100402

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Paralysis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to support University College London in its work to enable people who have been paralysed to regain the ability to walk.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	211576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds 11 biomedical research centres that conduct translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into benefits for patients. These centres are formed through partnerships between England’s leading National Health Service organisations and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is investing £110 million over five years (2012-17) in the NIHR biomedical research centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. The centre is supporting research on the use of cells from the lining of the nose to repair damaged nerves in the spinal cord.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

101445

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Caesarean Sections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research to investigate the potential link between births by caesarean section and the incidence of autism and ADHD.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	212272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to commission research on this topic. The Department's National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including potential links between births by caesarean section and the incidence of autism and ADHD. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2014 16:46:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1147897

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Deaths
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the number of deaths caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	293586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to preventing people from driving under the influence of alcohol. We employ a combined approach of tough penalties and rigorous enforcement along with our highly respected and effective THINK! campaigns to reinforce the social unacceptability of drink driving and to remind people of the serious ramifications of drink driving on themselves and others.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also taken some important steps to tighten drink driving legislation. We have made it a requirement for high-risk offenders to undertake medical tests before they are allowed to drive again, and we have also made sure that drivers over the breath limit cannot escape a conviction by demanding a further blood or urine test.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/10/2019 16:44:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149982

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting manufacturers to increase the range of electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>I talk regularly to Cabinet colleagues about a range of issues. In terms of improving the range of electric vehicles, the Government has committed £274m from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to the Faraday Battery Challenge to advance battery technology. This funding is supporting battery R&amp;D from the Faraday Institution’s academic research, through Innovate UK’s programme of collaborative applied R&amp;D, to scale-up in the cutting-edge UK Battery Industrialisation Centre. The aims of the Faraday Battery Challenge include improving the energy density of batteries, improving our understanding of temperature effects on range, and reducing battery costs which will make longer range electric vehicles more affordable.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is continuing to discuss with Cabinet colleagues what support the government might provide to industry to support the switch to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:00:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1367290

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	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	Heart Diseases: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will allocate additional funding to help identify drugs to help improve heart function in people with diabetes who have had heart attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	72432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>One of the Healthcare Missions set out in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Life Sciences Vision is the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and its major risk factors, including obesity. Government has announced that £95m will be provided to support the deployment and use of innovative treatments to deliver these Healthcare Missions. Work will now commence with a wide range of partners to develop and deliver this mission.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research and focusses their work on early translational research, clinical research and applied health and social care research.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diabetes and related heart conditions; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/11/2021 13:25:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1385240

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to secure annual covid-19 vaccinations beyond 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	87673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has supply agreements to buy 453.5 million doses of vaccines with six separate vaccine developers. The Government recently announced the procurement of a further 54m doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and 60m doses of the Moderna vaccine which will provide supply for 2022 and 2023. This is in addition to the 35m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech already secured for 2022. We are in constant contact with suppliers and remain confident in our prospective vaccine supplies beyond this Winter. As part of these supply agreements, the government will be procuring vaccines for Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies up to and including Winter 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/12/2021 17:21:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420092

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Research
	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 his Department has taken to develop the Research and Development Roadmap into a Research and Development Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	119574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Published in July 2020, the R&amp;D Roadmap set out the Government’s vision and ambition for the next chapter for UK research and development.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is focusing on implementation and delivery of the Roadmap and of subsequent strategies, such as the Innovation and People and Culture Strategies. The objectives of the Roadmap are also being driven through the independently led Reviews of Research Bureaucracy and the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape. We have also announced the appointment of Dr Peter Highman as the first Chief Executive of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/02/2022 15:40:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420093

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Life Sciences
	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 his Department has taken on the delivery of the Life Sciences Vision including enabling cancer immune therapies.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	119575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government, NHS and Life Science Sector have already taken significant steps in delivering the Life Science Vision. Activity since publication includes the establishment and delivery of the Life Science Scale Up Taskforce, the launch of the £200m Life Sciences Investment Programme, work to improve the NHS’s capacity and capability to utilise new technologies, and innovation work by the Vaccine Taskforce and Antivirals Taskforce to secure access to cutting-edge new technologies to address COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of the 2021 Spending Review on 27th October, the government has confirmed specific funds will be provided upfront to directly support the delivery of the Life Sciences Vision. This includes £95m funding to support the uptake of innovative drugs and technologies and address a number of the Healthcare Missions outlined in the Vision, funding to drive new initiatives through Genomics England to deliver life-changing technologies, and £354m to strengthen the UK’s Life Sciences manufacturing base. This builds on significant programmes of investment in Health Research across DHSC and BEIS, and the largest ever increases in the NHS’s operating budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Life Sciences are working with partner organisations to develop the implementation plan, which will deliver on the commitments as set out in the Life Sciences Vision including supporting the development and commercialisation of immuno-oncology and cancer vaccines in the UK. Further details on the implementation plan will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/02/2022 15:42:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420094

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Science: Research
	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scientific research consortia as a future funding model.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	119576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>Research consortia foster research collaboration between diverse partners within countries and across international boundaries. Evidence shows that collaboration leads to better performance.</p><p> </p><p>Collaboration and excellence reinforce each other:</p><ul><li>Within a single organisation or university, collaboration achieves 27% higher scholarly impact than no collaboration, however across organisations or in consortia within a country, collaborations achieve 45% higher impact, and international collaborations double the impact of scholarly output (99% higher), compared to no collaboration.</li><li>The UK has received 21 of the 55 Nobel Prizes awarded between 2010 and 2020 and all of these (except for one in Literature) were shared with scientists from other nations<p><p></li></ul><p>International R&amp;D consortia lead to better economic outcomes:</p><ul><li>R&amp;D investments have been found to generate twice as large returns internationally (250%) as they have domestically (121%) (<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/roie.12404" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/roie.12404</a>)</li><li>A 1% increase in foreign R&amp;D investment raises total factor productivity by twice as much as domestic R&amp;D investment (<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014292109000348" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014292109000348</a>)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Existing international funding vehicles such as the Newton and Global Challenges Research Fund build international consortia (bilateral consortia with Newton and multilateral through the Global Challenges Research Fund) to progress research on shared challenges.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/02/2022 15:49:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420095

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Research: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of how the model of global collaborative funding for covid-19 research can be used in other research areas.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	119577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>International collaboration has been a vital part of the response to Covid-19 and the UK has played a leading role globally. BEIS, alongside other Government Departments, funded the creation of the Covid Circle platform that enables researchers to access and understand international funding opportunities specifically related to Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly the Integrated Review, R&amp;D Roadmap, and Innovation Strategy all highlight how international collaboration can support a dynamic and innovative UK and support strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we are working with colleagues across HMG to develop an International Science &amp; Technology Partnerships Framework to share cross-government interests in international R&amp;D and the landscape of global opportunities and challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/02/2022 15:27:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon