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759194

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the country's gross domestic product of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p><p> </p><p>All departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We are confident that we will secure a deal, but are prepared should there be no deal.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 19/09/2017 10:22:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244837

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to support people at risk of having their homes repossessed.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	106354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Following the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government worked quickly with lenders and financial regulators to give people access to payment holidays on their mortgages. This gives customers a much-needed respite period, where no repayments on these products are due. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) guidance on mortgage payment holidays from 2 June also included a lender ban on repossessions until 31 October 2020, meaning that no-one will lose their home throughout this difficult period.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA published further guidance on mortgage payment holidays on 14 September setting out that firms should continue to provide support through tailored forbearance options for those borrowers that are facing ongoing financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>We have also ensured that regulations concentrate on helping people avoid repossession, including protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has support in place for qualifying borrowers that cannot afford their mortgage interest. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) provides financial help to homeowners who qualify for an income related benefit. Claimants must be in receipt of Universal Credit for nine assessment periods (nine months), before receiving support through the SMI scheme. The loan is then repayable upon sale of the property. The primary purpose of SMI is to enable people to stay in their homes without fear of repossession.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/10/2020 09:44:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

773090

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he or a Minister of his Department will meet with the Equitable Members Action Group to discuss the level of payments made available to policyholders in relation to the relative losses suffered as a result of past government and regulatory maladministration.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	108608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Up to £1.5bn has already been allocated to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to pay to policyholders. There are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or to allocate further funds to it.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/10/2017 14:13:08 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

782650

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from Equitable Life policyholders on that company's policy of restricting queries on payments to email and letters.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	111011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Due to the low level of demand, a move to start a telephone call centre does not currently offer good value for money. If a policyholder prefers to talk to the Scheme administrator they can request this as part of their initial written communication.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 08/11/2017 11:19:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

804255

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist people with household debt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	118436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government established the Money Advice Service, which spent just under £49m last year to provide over 440,000 free-to-user debt advice sessions. And we are now creating a Single Financial Guidance Body to ensure consumers get better money and pensions guidance, and debt advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to establishing a six-week breathing space scheme. It published a Call for Evidence on the scheme in October. An amendment to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill gives the Government the ability to implement the scheme, after receiving advice on aspects of the scheme from the Single Financial Guidance Body.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 19/12/2017 13:53:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819019

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Streptococcus
	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 take steps to ensure the provision of routine Strep B testing for all pregnant women in the UK; and if he will make representations to the National Screening Committee to assess the adequacy of its guidelines on screening.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	121696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the United Kingdom National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC’s) meeting in February 2017, the Department accepted the UK NSC’s recommendation that a population-based screening programme for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) carriage should not be offered. This is because there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the benefits to be gained from screening would outweigh the harms. Guidance on early onset neonatal GBS and other neonatal disease is provided by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg36/" target="_blank">https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg36/</a></p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg149/chapter/4-research-recommendations" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg149/chapter/4-research-recommendations</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/01/2018 14:48:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819800

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Hospitals: Staff
	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 ensure sufficient staff in hospitals during statutory holiday periods.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	121872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In the autumn Budget the Government allocated £337 million available immediately, to allow trusts to improve resilience this winter. The package includes more hospital beds, community services, mental health services and urgent general practitioner appointments to manage the expected rise in demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects National Health Service trusts to ensure they have the right staff, with the right skills in place at the right time including during statutory holiday periods. The National Quality Board for England has issued guidance to support trusts as they discharge this responsibility through their own local processes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement issued rostering guidance in 2016, identifying best practice in this area. The document is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/uploads/documents/Rostering_Good_Practice_Guidance_Final_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/uploads/documents/Rostering_Good_Practice_Guidance_Final_v2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In many cases, the Christmas holidays are the most challenging and trusts often have additional policy to ensure that during this period additional leave is not agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Appropriate staffing levels are a core element of the Care Quality Commission’s registration regime and the Chief Inspector of Hospitals can also take action if hospitals are found to be compromising patient care by not having the right number or mix of staff on wards.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 16/01/2018 15:03:18 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

822819

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Doctors: Stress
	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 his Department is taking to reduce workload-related strain on doctors in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	122502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>It is in the first instance for employers to ensure that the workloads and working patterns of all staff are appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is supporting the National Health Service in reducing workload related strain on all staff including doctors in hospitals through its mandate with NHS England which has a “Commissioning for Quality and Innovation” (CQUIN) incentive programme<sup>1</sup> to improve staff health and wellbeing, and publishes the annual NHS Staff Survey.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s CQUIN programme should encourage trusts to, where appropriate, introduce new services for employees to give them the support they need including quicker access to mental health and musculoskeletal services.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Staff Survey<sup>2</sup> asks staff a range of questions about their health and wellbeing which helps trusts benchmark against their peers to help inform local improvement plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also commissions NHS Employers<sup>3</sup>, who are working with NHS England, NHS Improvement and Public Health England to help the Service tackle the causes of workload related strain including reducing the likelihood and impact of resultant illnesses through advice, guidance and good practice as well as tools and resources for trusts to use.</p><p> </p><p>National terms and conditions for hospital doctors include provisions on managing work: through job plans for consultants, associate specialists and specialty doctors; and work schedules for doctors and dentists in training. There are limits on working hours in legislation; there are stronger contractual limits in the 2016 contract for doctors and dentists in training and all trusts were required to review and, where needed, redesign rotas to ensure compliance with those limits. There are strong safeguards in place for doctors and dentists in training through a system of exception reporting, with oversight by Guardians of Safe Working Hours and Directors of Medical Education reporting to trust boards. Trusts must provide annual reports on rota gaps, and plans for addressing them, to external bodies including regulatory bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-staff-health-wellbeing-commissioning-for-quality-and-innovation-cquin-2017-19-indicator-1-implementation-support/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-staff-health-wellbeing-commissioning-for-quality-and-innovation-cquin-2017-19-indicator-1-implementation-support/</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup><a href="http://www.nhsstaffsurveys.com/Page/1006/Latest-Results/2016-Results/" target="_blank">http://www.nhsstaffsurveys.com/Page/1006/Latest-Results/2016-Results/</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>3</sup><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 23/01/2018 17:18:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

850119

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	NHS: Pest Control
	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 his Department is taking to ensure the better control of vermin and pests on the NHS estate.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	129687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Decisions about how cleaning is managed and delivered on the National Health Service estate in England are made locally.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitals must have an effective local pest control policy to ensure that buildings are kept clean and safe for patients. Patient satisfaction with the cleanliness of hospital wards, toilets and bathrooms is measured via the Care Quality Commission’s in-patient and accident and emergency department surveys.</p><p> </p><p>Cleanliness is also measured via Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE). The aim of PLACE is to provide a snapshot of how an organisation is performing against a range of non-clinical activities that impact on the patient experience of care. The assessment of cleanliness covers all items commonly found in healthcare premises including patient equipment; baths, toilets and showers; furniture and other fixtures and fittings.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/03/2018 14:01:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885295

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Midwives: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the employment of 3,000 new midwives by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	136160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to increasing the number of available midwifery training places in England by more than 3,000 over a four year period. The increase in available places will start in the 2019 academic year, with an additional 650 training places made available, a 25% increase on the current available midwifery training places.</p><p> </p><p>Training of midwives outside of England is a matter for each of the devolved administrations in that country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/04/2018 13:00:13 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon