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175927

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to encourage people to complete their tax returns by 31 January.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 31 January deadline for online filing of tax returns is well known among Self Assessment (SA) filers, more than two-thirds of whom are represented by agents. For the past three years, more than 90% of customers filed on time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses a mixture of direct reminders and a multimedia proactive publicity campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to pay and file on time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2015 13:58:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175935

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the seizure of vehicles involved in fly tipping and illegal dumping.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities and the Environment Agency currently have powers to seize vehicles and property under the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on proposals to commence similar powers under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and introduce new regulations, setting out revised procedures in respect of the stop, search and seizure of vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping of waste. The revised procedures will make it easier for local authorities and the Environment Agency to exercise the powers in order to identify who is responsible for committing waste offences. Subject to the outcome of the consultation we plan to make the Commencement Order and lay the revised regulations in March this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 02/02/2015 11:58:04 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175946

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Hay Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges about links between hayfever and dementia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Improving the treatment and care of people with dementia, reducing the incidence of dementia and improving dementia research, is a key priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had and continues to have numerous meetings with various stakeholders including Royal Colleges in which numerous topics are discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 03/02/2015 14:56:35 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175952

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Digestive System: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce misdiagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome and bowel cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p><em>Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: Diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in primary care</em>, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2008, sets out best practice on the diagnosis treatment and support of patients with IBS. IBS can cause similar symptoms to bowel cancer, and the guidance makes clear the importance of assessing the patient for certain ‘red flag’ symptoms which could indicate bowel cancer, such as unexplained weight loss, rectal bleeding or a change in bowel habit to looser and/or more frequent stools. Patients with any of these symptoms should be referred to secondary care for investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Similarly, the NICE guidance, <em>Referral Guidelines for suspected cancer</em>, published in 2005, also highlights the ‘red flag’ symptoms for bowel cancer and recommends appropriate referral for patients presenting with such symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Together, the NICE guidelines support clinicians to manage patients with either IBS or suspected cancer appropriately. Both the IBS and referral guidance are in the process of being updated, with revised publications expected for issue in March and May 2015 respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2015 14:44:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175953

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Influenza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce influenza infections in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Flu Plan: Winter 2014/15, and the Annual Flu letter highlights the importance of vaccinating health and social care workers with direct patient contact. Frontline health and social care workers have a duty of care to protect their patients from infection. This includes getting vaccinated against flu. A copy of both documents are attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2014, a letter was sent to the National Health Service and local authorities from the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England to seek their support in increasing flu vaccination uptake among front line health and social care workers. On 15 January 2015, the Chief Medical Officer wrote to NHS Medical Directors urging them to continue to vaccinate health care workers and requesting that they consider requiring unvaccinated staff to wear face masks when undertaking direct clinical work with patients to prevent the risk of influenza infection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The flu fighter campaign, run by NHS Employers provides support to NHS trusts to encourage staff to protect themselves, their patients and their families by having the seasonal flu vaccination. NHS Employers provides advice and guidance on running local healthcare worker vaccination campaigns, as well as posters and other campaign resources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name FluPlan 2014-15.pdf title The Flu Plan: Winter 2014/15 2 file name Flu Immunisation Letter 2014-15.pdf title The Annual Flu Letter 2014/15 question first answered 02/02/2015 16:45:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175954

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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, what steps he has taken to ensure that IVF treatment is monitored to prevent genetic defects.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that in vitro fertilisation treatment in the United Kingdom has been tightly regulated since 1991 with the establishment of the HFEA. The regulatory scheme ensures that treatment is as safe as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2015 14:48:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175957

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men have had breast reduction surgery in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information concerning the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs)<sup>1</sup> with a main or secondary procedure<sup>2</sup> of male breast reduction<sup>3</sup>, for the years 2009-10 to 2013-14<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FCEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. A finished consultant episode (FCE) is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>2. The number of episodes where the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 4 prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. Note that more procedures are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure.</p><p> </p><p>3. The code that has been used to identify breast reduction is ‘reduction mammoplasty’.</p><p> </p><p>4. HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information. Note that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2015 15:24:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175969

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who have been part of a restorative justice scheme have reoffended in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Information about the numbers of offenders who participate in Restorative Justice activities, and the outcomes from those activities, is not collated centrally.<br> <br> We are committed to ensuring that good quality, victim-focused Restorative Justice is made available for victims and offenders at all stages of the criminal justice system across England and Wales. Research by the Ministry of Justice of a number of Restorative Justice pilots suggests that Restorative Justice has the potential for positive impacts both on victim satisfaction and on re-offending, with evaluation of the pilots finding that overall there was an estimated 14% reduction in the frequency of re-offending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:21:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175971

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) breathalysed and (b) convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in December in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is toughened the law by closing loopholes relating to breath tests conducted by the police.</p><p> </p><p>The number of breath tests carried out by police in England and Wales between 2008 and 2012, the latest year available, and the number of tests that were positive or refused is set out in the table below. For reporting purposes the Home Office does not differentiate between ‘positive’ and ‘refused’ breathe tests. If an individual refuses a breath test, this is an offence which carries the same maximum penalty as a positive breath test.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of breath tests</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive/Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>711,658</p></td><td><p>91,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>815,290</p></td><td><p>93,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>736,846</p></td><td><p>84,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>685,992</p></td><td><p>80,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>682,558</p></td><td><p>75,868</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total number of offenders found guilty of drink driving offences in England and Wales per year between 2009 and 2013 (the latest year available) and in December of each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which December =</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>68,335</p></td><td><p>5,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>53,305</p></td><td><p>3,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>50,320</p></td><td><p>3,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>50,192</p></td><td><p>3,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>47,844</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:15:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175972

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Gibraltar is not excluded from the EU air safety system.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The EU air safety system is established under Regulation 216/2008. Gibraltar is within the scope of this Regulation and there are no proposals to change this. . I remain resolute that Gibraltar Airport must be included in all EU aviation legislation and we are lobbying on the importance of this to the UK in Brussels and EU capitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/02/2015 16:28:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon