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1421754

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date	10/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to improve provisions for cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	122650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is making a number of legislative and statutory changes to make it easier for local authorities to increase cycling and walking rates. Regulations currently before Parliament are due to come into force on 31 May that will enable local authorities to apply for designated powers to issue civil penalties to those driving in mandatory cycle lanes. The regulations will be supported by statutory guidance. Mayors in England will be given more powers to manage their Key Route Networks, allowing them to introduce more cycle infrastructure in their city regions. The recent changes which Parliament approved to The Highway Code are also designed to bring about a positive shift in road user behaviour towards those who walk, cycle and ride horses.</p><p>As required by the Infrastructure Act 2015, the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) will be published in the spring and will give a statutory basis to the vision outlined in the Prime Minister’s 2020 Gear Change plan. The Strategy will set out the financial resources available for walking and cycling and the other matters required by the Infrastructure Act 2015, including objectives for walking and cycling.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/02/2022 12:49:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421755

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect the UK from cyber attack by (a) Russia and (b) other parties.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	122651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>At a national level, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides advice to UK Government and industry on actions to take in response to cyber threats. In the context of current tensions, the NCSC has updated its guidance to strengthen cyber security and resilience, and offers a range of free cyber security tools and services as part of its Active Cyber Defence programme.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has heightened its posture against cyber threats, is taking steps to harden its networks and systems, and is reinvigorating the workforce's cyber awareness.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/02/2022 13:18:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421154

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Lymphoedema
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital have provided a count of patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Lymphoedema, recorded for each year from 2016-17 to <del class="ministerial">2021-21</del> <ins class="ministerial">2020-21 </ins>(inclusive).</p><p>The data represents activity in NHS Hospitals in England and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>It is important to note that in any given year a patient will only be counted once, but it is possible that the same patient may be counted in multiple years.</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of patients</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,521</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,928</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26,394</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29,688</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25,512</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:29:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2022 10:10:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 51598 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421155

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Cancer
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 will take to help raise awareness of cancer on World Cancer Day 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>On World Cancer Day, 4 February 2022, the Secretary of State held a roundtable discussion with several cancer charities, followed by a speech on cancer in England. The Department also launched a Call for Evidence on World Cancer Day, which will feed into a new 10-year cancer plan to be published later this year.</p><p>Public awareness campaigns have been delivered under the NHS England and NHS Improvement ‘Help Us Help You’ umbrella, which is designed to encourage more effective use of the NHS by encouraging people to get help in the right place at the right time and raise awareness of cancer symptoms. Three new awareness campaigns, tackling cervical screening, prostate cancer, and barriers to seeking treatment, will be launched over the next month. The phases of the campaign that have run to date have contributed to the high levels of urgent cancer referrals the NHS has seen since March 2021.</p><p>The Department’s communications team also secured 14 national stories, 14 regional pieces, and 18 online stories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:22:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421156

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Cancer and HIV Infection: Pembrolizumab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of pembrolizumab in the treatment of HIV and cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>We have made no assessment.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for making recommendations for the National Health Service (NHS) on whether licensed medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of NHS resources.</p><p>Pembrolizumab is licensed in the treatment of several different types of cancer and has been recommended by NICE subject to specified clinical criteria. Pembrolizumab is available to NHS patients in England in line with NICE’s recommendations. Further information about NICE’s published guidance on pembrolizumab for the treatment of some types of cancer is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/search?q=pembrolizumab" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/search?q=pembrolizumab</a>.</p><p>Pembrolizumab is not currently licensed for the treatment of HIV.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/02/2022 09:51:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420105

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to undertake long-term immunity monitoring of people who have contracted the omicron covid-19 variant.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is continuing to monitor the development, persistence and cross-protection of antibody immune cell responses by both epidemiological and laboratory-based investigations, for many different variants of COVID-19 including the Omicron variant.</p><p>The UKHSA monitors all SARS-CoV-2 reinfections, defined as a second or later episode of infection routinely based on an interval of at least 90 days between two positive PCR or lateral flow tests.</p><p>Analysis from the prospective cohort study SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN), shows that of over 44,000 healthcare workers undergo frequent SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing for 12-months and up to 24-months for participants joining extended follow-up. Many participants who have recently developed Omicron infections, are under investigation and will continue to be monitored over the coming months. The study is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.29.21267006v1" target="_blank">https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.29.21267006v1</a></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/02/2022 16:25:55 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1419477

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's press release of 26 November 2021, DIT removes 20% more trade barriers to unlock major markets for British business, what assessment she has made of the effect of removal of 217 trade barriers across 74 countries in 2020–21 on British trade.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	117786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Reducing trade barriers enables countless British businesses to export goods and services around the world with greater ease and at lower cost. Specific analysis of 66 barriers that the Department for International Trade resolved in the last financial year showed they were linked to £2.9 billion of exports.</p><p> </p><p>In total, we resolved 217 barriers in the last financial year and we continue to remove barriers to help businesses benefit from the related trading opportunities. Recent successes include securing access for poultry meat to Japan, estimated to be worth £65million over the first 5 years of trade, a particular benefit for farmers and producers in Northern Ireland, along with others across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 21/02/2022 16:35:49 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon