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767567

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Multiple Myeloma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I<br>have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/10/2017 13:59:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ106799 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767415

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	War Memorials: Barnet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Barnet Council on ensuring that the war memorial that contains its Jewish history will not be moved due to proposed road works.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>My officials are in contact with Barnet Council about the proposed road works which could impact on the War memorial in Golders Green. The Council have reiterated that moving the memorial would not happen without proper consultation and have confirmed that there has been no consultation on anything specific about the site.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 10:10:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767467

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Assessments: Stress
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote safe alleviation of stress for young people in exams times; and whether there are any initiatives that teachers who are worried about pupils can use.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Examinations are, by their very nature, stressful but the Government has already taken steps to reduce the examination burdens upon pupils. At GCSE, we have made examinations linear, with examinations only at the end of the course of study, giving pupils at least two full years of study before they sit external examinations. At A level we have also made the examinations linear with no January assessment window, and have created a new structure that will enable students to study for two full years towards an A level without the need to take an AS level examinations at all.</p><p>In addition, the Department is taking forward various projects to support schools further, including extending a joint training pilot to train mental health leads in schools and specialist services across 1200 more schools and colleges in 20 additional Clinical Commissioning Group areas.</p><p>We are also investing £1.5 million to pilot a range of peer support programmes and approaches for schools, colleges, community groups and online.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2017 16:19:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767670

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Fuel Oil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve safety when fuel oil is discharged from maritime vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The International Safety Management (ISM) Code provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships. For ships to which the ISM Code applies, the ship’s operator needs to have in place the appropriate procedures for managing all shipboard operations which include the handling of fuel oil (bunkering or cargo transfer) on board a ship and measures to deal with emergency situations, such as an oil spill. The operator must also identify all risks associated with their operations which will include this aspect and instigate appropriate safeguards against the identified risks.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency audit the ship’s operator’s safety management system periodically to ensure that the company/vessel remains in compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code and take appropriate action where the operator is falling below the required standards.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/10/2017 13:55:24 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767683

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	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 Volkswagen on emissions repairs for owners who are still experiencing problems.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has met the VW board member responsible for resolving the emissions scandal and pressed him to ensure that any issues reported with consumers’ vehicles after the emissions repair are dealt with and resolved appropriately. We worked hard to secure important improvements to the Trust Building Measure that the company issued in June, to make sure it would support as many affected owners as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2017 15:41:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767565

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	IVF
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in the UK have had IVF treatment in each of the last five years; how many of those treatments have been successful; and how many such women have had repeat treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of treatment</p></td><td><p>Individual patients<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of treatments<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of births</p></td><td><p>Individual mothers who go on to further treatments (in any subsequent year)<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>45,802</p></td><td><p>60,572</p></td><td><p>14,869</p></td><td><p>4,207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>45,617</p></td><td><p>60,233</p></td><td><p>15,343</p></td><td><p>4,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>47,133</p></td><td><p>61,844</p></td><td><p>16,441</p></td><td><p>3,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>48,626</p></td><td><p>63,537</p></td><td><p>17,479</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>28,470<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>31,697<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>8,770<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>63<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup>The count of patients is of individual patients undergoing treatment in each year. A patient will be counted once for each year in which they are treated.</p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup>2</sup>The figures given are for in vitro fertilisation treatments, including intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatments.</p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup>3</sup>Further treatment is defined as any treatment that took place following the “Year of treatment” listed in the table until 30 June 2016, the end of the current verified data period.</p><p><sup>4</sup>2015 data on patients, treatments and births only covers the period up until 30 June 2015 as this is the most recent date for which there is verified data on treatment outcomes.</p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup>5</sup>As the period in which further treatments can take place decreases each successive year toward the end of the current verified data period (30 June 2016), the number of mothers who have gone on to have further treatments is, consequently, smaller year on subsequent year.</p><p> </p><p>Source: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2017 11:03:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767568

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Strokes: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Butterfly Health Device Mobius HD to prevent strokes will be available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>According to the available information the product is currently undergoing clinical trials to determine safety and performance. We understand that so far there has just been one study in humans, a proof of concept study on 30 patients.</p><p>Once these trials have been completed and the manufacturer is able to meet all the other requirements of the medical device directives, they may use the “CE” mark on their product as a medical device. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is not in a position to advise how long this process will take, as this will be dependent on the manufacturers’ data and their ability to meet the requirements of the relevant regulations.</p><p>Before treatments can be made available for patients careful assessments of the evidence for clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness are needed in order to ensure that the treatment will give patients benefit in clinical practice, with acceptable risk and within established cost effectiveness thresholds. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will normally review such treatments and make a recommendation on whether they should be used in the National Health Service, by publishing a Technology Appraisal. Commissioners will not usually develop a commissioning policy on treatments in advance of NICE Technology Appraisal.</p><p>Although stroke is one of a number of potential complications associated with untreated hypertension, the manufacturer of this device states it is intended to be used to treat resistant hypertension (hypertension which does not respond to drug treatment) and not for stroke prevention.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/10/2017 16:41:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767570

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been infected with (a) hepatitis and (b) HIV by blood transfusions in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>There were no reports of HIV or hepatitis C transfusion transmissions between 2012 and 2016. There was one hepatitis B transmission reported and confirmed in 2012 affecting one recipient. Transfusion-transmitted infections of hepatitis E (HEV) reported to the blood services and confirmed between 2012 and 2016 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012: 1 HEV case (1 recipient)</p><p>2013: no reports</p><p>2014: 2 HEV incidents (3 recipients)</p><p>2015: 2 HEV incidents (3 recipients)</p><p>2016: 3 HEV incidents ( 3 recipients)</p><p> </p><p>All HEV donations associated with transfusion transmitted infections were donated prior to the introduction of universal HEV screening of blood donations in 2017. Further information can be found at the Serious Hazards of Transfusion Website:</p><p><a href="https://www.shotuk.org/" target="_blank">https://www.shotuk.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2017 11:16:12 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767571

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Acupuncture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will outline the process within the NHS for patient referrals to an acupuncturist.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>National Health Service processes to refer patients to an acupuncturist will be determined locally.</p><p>It is the responsibility of local NHS organisations to make decisions on the commissioning and funding of any health care treatments for NHS patients, such as acupuncture, taking account of issues to do with safety, clinical and cost-effectiveness and the availability of suitably qualified or regulated practitioners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/10/2017 16:38:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767573

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Skin Grafts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the new scheme for helping to heal skin grafts after surgery will be available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>It is for local National Health Service commissioners to make decisions on whether to fund new treatments, taking into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, available evidence and individual patient’s clinical circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The future availability of any new treatments generally requires large scale clinical trials demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the treatment approach and subsequent assessments of its cost effectiveness for routine use.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2017 10:56:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon