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733007

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date	27/06/2017
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	Egypt: Organs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Egypt on tackling illegal organ harvesting.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>​The UK Government notes with concern the prevalence of organ trafficking in Egypt, which has been illegal in Egypt since 2010. Tackling the issue is a matter for the Egyptian authorities. However, organ harvesting can be a symptom of poverty in a society. The UK continues to help the Egyptian Government complete its programme of economic reforms and to support the population through this process. For example, we will be providing a $150 million loan guarantee in order to support these reforms.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/07/2017 14:14:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733009

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Tunisia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Tunisia to increase bi-lateral trade.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is committed to supporting the UK’s bilateral trade with Tunisia. Opportunities to discuss bilateral trade, including opportunities following Brexit, at Tunisian Head of Government or Ministerial level have been taken this year by my Rt hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign Office (Tobias Ellwood MP), the Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Dr Andrew Murrison MP.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/07/2017 16:03:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733029

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to tackle online bullying in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects social media companies, and internet platforms, to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when all forms of abuse, including cyber bullying is reported. That includes acting quickly to removing inappropriate content, and where appropriate, suspending or terminating the accounts of those breaching the rules in place. We are continuing to work closely with industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/07/2017 16:25:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733050

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stalking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of women being stalked have been reported to the police in each of the last five years; and how many people have been convicted of stalking in that same period.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the requested information centrally.</p><p>The Home Office collects data on the number of stalking offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales, although these data cannot be broken down by gender of victim. Data on stalking offences have been published since 2014/15. Prior to this date, there were included in the harassment offence classification. These are published by the Office for National Statistics and can be found in Table A4 of the latest Crime in England and Wales publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of offences that led to conviction. Data on convictions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. They have supplied information on the number of convictions for stalking and this is given in the table.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/07/2017 11:48:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
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

733054

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs and doctors have been sued by patients in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of settlements relating to those cases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information on general practitioner (GP) clinical negligence litigation claims brought against GPs. GPs mainly buy their indemnity cover from one of the three private not-for-profit Medical Defence Organisations. They offer indemnity cover to all doctors for any private work, good Samaritan acts, and for representation for professional regulatory issues. They also provide clinical negligence cover relating to National Health Service work.</p><p> </p><p>Indemnity for clinical negligence claims brought against employed GPs, doctors and all NHS staff in England is provided by the employer organisation. All NHS providers of care are members of NHS Resolution’s (NHSR) Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) and claims for compensation will ordinarily be brought against the NHS care provider organisation. The data provided below contains information on payments made in year under NHSR CNST scheme over the past five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compensation</p></td><td><p>£775,159</p></td><td><p>£783,967</p></td><td><p>£729,237</p></td><td><p>£671,564</p></td><td><p>£862,841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claimant legal Costs</p></td><td><p>£254,784</p></td><td><p>£261,262</p></td><td><p>£236,938</p></td><td><p>£274,539</p></td><td><p>£399,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence legal Costs</p></td><td><p>£65,359</p></td><td><p>£72,425</p></td><td><p>£84,997</p></td><td><p>£98,251</p></td><td><p>£115,519</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information regarding payments for compensation and legal costs made against individual NHS care provider organisations over the last five years can also be found on NHS Resolution’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhsla.com/Pages/Publications.aspx?library=currentactivity%7cfactsheets%7cfactsheet5trustandhealthauthorityclaimsdata" target="_blank">http://www.nhsla.com/Pages/Publications.aspx?library=currentactivity%7cfactsheets%7cfactsheet5trustandhealthauthorityclaimsdata</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/07/2017 16:48:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733059

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Israel: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Government of Israel on realising the potential rail link between Israel and Saudi Arabia via Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/07/2017 14:16:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733062

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people have died due to having had a stroke aged under (a) 30, (b) 40 and (c) 60-years old in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/07/2017 11:08:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ1528 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ1528
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733072

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in China on increasing (a) bilateral trade, (b) economic partnerships between the two countries and (c) cooperation in the shipbuilding industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is committed to supporting the UK’s bilateral trade and economic partnership with China and will make formal representations to his counterparts through the next annual UK – China Joint Economic and Trade Committee.</p><p>The UK continues to assist China with its aim to move up the value chain, to be a world-leading ship builder. These ambitions were recognised by my hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade when he visited Shanghai in March 2017 for the UK Maritime Showcase.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/07/2017 16:18:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon