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931781

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Scholarships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of universities on ensuring that (a) scholarships are made available and (b) those scholarships are all taken up; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Providers of higher education are autonomous institutions, and whether to offer scholarships is a matter for each individual provider to decide.</p><p> </p><p>Where providers use scholarships and other forms of financial support to help widen access, we have said in our guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), that we expect such financial support to be backed up by evidence that shows the investment is proportionate to the contribution it is expected to make towards widening access. Any provider wishing to charge higher fees has to have an access and participation plan agreed with the OfS, setting out the measures and expenditure it intends to make to widen the access and success of disadvantaged students in higher education.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/07/2018 14:35:29 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 68143 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

926867

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department gives to people just above the threshold for repayment of their student loans.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	155286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Borrowers earning just above the repayment threshold will make relatively small repayments as the repayment amount is based on paying 9% (for Plan 1 and Plan 2 loans) or 6% (for Post-graduate loans) of income above the repayment threshold. The repayment thresholds are currently £18,330 for Plan 1 loans, £25,000 for Plan 2 loans, £21,000 post graduate loans. For example a borrower with a Plan 2 loan with an income of £26,000 a year, will pay £90 per year (or £7.50 per month). Borrowers earning below the repayment threshold pay nothing at all.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/06/2018 13:55:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

822816

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Queen's University Belfast
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 recent discussions he has had with Queen's University on funding for that institution for medical research.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	122499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>There have not been any recent Ministerial discussions with Queen’s University Belfast regarding funding for medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides funding for medical research through the Medical Research Council (MRC). The table below sets out funding to Queen’s University Belfast over financial years 2012/13 to 2016/17:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MRC</p></td><td><p>2,230,000</p></td><td><p>2,513,000</p></td><td><p>2,715,000</p></td><td><p>3,554,000</p></td><td><p>3,782,264</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/01/2018 11:32:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757784

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Paedophilia: Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce legislative proposals to cancel or bar overseas travel by convicted paedophiles from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Follwoing release from prison into the community on licence, all child sex offenders will be subject to a series of licence conditions. This will include as standard, the requirement to “not travel outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man except with the prior permission of your supervising officer or for the purposes of immigration deportation or removal.” Such permission is granted only in the most exceptional circumstances, where the offender meets a strict set of criteria.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the prohibitions in a licence in England and Wales, the Police may also apply to the courts for a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to prevent a sex offender from travelling overseas where they suspect that the offender could commit an offence while outside of the UK. This SHPO replaced the Foreign Travel Order, introduced by the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which remains in operation in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/10/2017 15:11:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733051

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who have attended rehabilitation courses in prison have reoffended in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on offenders released from prison in England and Wales who have attended Accredited Offending Behaviour Programmes is held on individual prisoner files.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested could therefore only be obtained centrally at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/07/2017 13:39:13 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

713551

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pornography: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions have been brought and (b) convictions have been secured against (i) people overseas and (ii) people in (A) England and (B) Wales under (1) section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959, (2) section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, (3) section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and (4) section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	68914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under this legislation, in England and Wales, from 2011 to 2015, can be viewed in table 1 attached.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders found guilty at all courts of offences under this legislation, in England and Wales, from 2011 to 2015, can be viewed in table 2 attached.</p><p> </p><p>Information on whether or not such an offence was committed overseas is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/03/2017 16:34:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 68914 - Jim Shannon pq tables.xls title Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

347980

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Food Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote in primary and secondary schools (a) participation in home economics by and (b) the catering industry as a career for boys.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the new national curriculum for England, in September 2014, cooking and nutrition have been compulsory for both boys and girls from key stage 1 to key stage 3. Pupils can also take the new GCSE in food preparation and nutrition from September 2016. This qualification will be a valuable stepping stone for young people wishing to develop their skills, interests and career paths in food-related professions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to careers guidance in England are based on schools connecting pupils with employers, helping them to understand the breadth of career opportunities available. The new, independent Careers and Enterprise Company, announced by the Secretary of State for Education in December 2014, will help secondary schools to build these links. We also welcome the work of programmes such as Primary Futures, which help to broaden the aspirations of young people from an even earlier age.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools should consciously work to prevent all forms of stereotyping in the advice and guidance they provide in order to ensure that boys and girls from all backgrounds consider the widest possible range of careers. This is made clear in statutory guidance for schools, which underpins their careers duty.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 08/06/2015 10:13:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228123

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools to reduce the incidence of suicide.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Where schools have immediate concerns about the risk of suicide, their safeguarding role is set out in our statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education. This emphasises that schools should have a designated senior lead, with responsibility for the handling of safeguarding concerns, in place. Where schools have immediate concerns about the risk of suicide, an immediate referral should be made to children’s social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools can also play an important role in identifying mental health issues early and ensuring that pupils get support to prevent problems from escalating. One in ten children has a diagnosable mental health disorder and the Government is committed to improving support for these young people. The Department for Education is taking action to tackle the stigma around mental health, promote positive wellbeing, and to ensure pupils have the support and knowledge that they need to keep themselves healthy and safe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to support schools, the Department is publishing new guidance for both primary and secondary schools. This guidance is produced in conjunction with the Personal Social Health and Economic Education Association (PSHE). This will help them to provide age-appropriate teaching on a range of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression and self-harm. We are also updating the Mental Health and Behaviour guidance for schools, first published in June 2014<a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228146-%20Jim%20Shannon/Draft/228146%20-%20QA%20-%20200315.docx#_ftn1" target="_blank">[1]</a>. This is to ensure that current advice and guidance on supporting pupils mental health needs is reflected. The guidance helps schools to identify and support those with more severe needs and to make appropriate referrals to specialist mental health services. The ‘Future in Mind’ report, published on 17 March 2015<a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228146-%20Jim%20Shannon/Draft/228146%20-%20QA%20-%20200315.docx#_ftn2" target="_blank">[2]</a>, set out a clear set of ambitions for improving access to specialist mental health support for children and young people. Later this year we will be piloting joint training for points of contact in specialist mental health services and schools across 15 Clinical Commissioning Group areas; this will improve knowledge and referrals, so that pupils get the support they need more quickly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many schools already provide pupils with access to counselling services, providing children and young people with safe environments where they can discuss problems and receive support. The Department is publishing new guidance for primary and secondary schools on how to deliver good quality school-based counselling services to support their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department knows that children and young people who are persistently bullied are more likely to suffer from poor mental health and emotional wellbeing. It is for this reason that we have made tackling bullying in schools a top priority. All schools must have a behaviour policy with measures to tackle bullying. Schools are held to account for their effectiveness by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228146-%20Jim%20Shannon/Draft/228146%20-%20QA%20-%20200315.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a>.</p><p><a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228146-%20Jim%20Shannon/Draft/228146%20-%20QA%20-%20200315.docx#_ftnref2" target="_blank">[2]</a> <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-mental-health-services-for-young-people" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-mental-health-services-for-young-people</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/03/2015 16:14:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon