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917330

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerability on religious grounds is adequately assessed by his Department when determining resettlement needs.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>With regards to resettlement, the UK works according to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality which means that we do not take into consideration the ethno-religious origins of people requiring assistance as we resettle solely on the basis of needs, identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).</p><p>UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees. It has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises. UNHCR is uniquely placed to help the UK authorities identify and refer vulnerable refugees who would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p>The seven vulnerability criteria used by the UNHCR are Legal and or Physical Protection Needs; Survivors of Torture and/or Violence; Medical Needs; Women and Girls at Risk; Family Reunification; Children and Adolescents at Risk and Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions. Individuals are not specifically identified for resettlement based on their religion or ethnicity but members of minority communities may well meet one of the other vulnerability criteria set out by UNHCR.</p><p>We are working with UNHCR and other partners to intensify their outreach to groups that might otherwise be reluctant to register for fear of stigma or discrimination and unaware of the safe space and options available to them. This includes all religious minorities.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/06/2018 11:48:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917331

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Cancer Drugs Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether discussions have taken place between NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry on the ongoing review of the operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We have been informed by NHS England that regular meetings are held with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry where the Cancer Drugs Fund is discussed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/06/2018 15:22:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917329

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make training on how to assess asylum applications on the grounds of religious persecution compulsory for his Department's asylum caseworkers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering an asylum process that is sensitive to the needs of the claimants so that sufficient information can be obtained to facilitate fair and sustainable decisions on asylum claims. All interviewing and decision making personnel receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims, and must follow published Home Office policy guidance when conducting screening and substantive asylum interviews and considering asylum claims<em>.</em></p><p>Specialist training to assist decision making staff consider asylum claims based upon religious persecution is currently being developed and will be rolled out to staff as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/06/2018 11:26:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917327

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Genetics: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans in place to undertake a localised population-based genetic research study in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a strong history of conducting cohort studies of this kind. The Department’s National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including localised population-based genetic research studies. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/06/2018 13:53:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917341

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national standards of care for people with diabetes have been updated since the Diabetes National Service Framework was published in 2001; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has invested in a major national programme of work to improve outcomes for people with diabetes. It has no plans to prepare a successor to the Diabetes National Service Framework at this time. NHS England have published the NHS RightCare diabetes pathway to support local improvements by defining the core components of an optimal diabetes service for people with diabetes. This is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/rightcare/products/pathways/diabetes-pathway/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/rightcare/products/pathways/diabetes-pathway/</a></p><p> </p><p>The NHS RightCare diabetes pathway takes into account the latest National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 150130 question first answered 13/06/2018 11:21:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917340

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to prepare a successor Diabetes National Service Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has invested in a major national programme of work to improve outcomes for people with diabetes. It has no plans to prepare a successor to the Diabetes National Service Framework at this time. NHS England have published the NHS RightCare diabetes pathway to support local improvements by defining the core components of an optimal diabetes service for people with diabetes. This is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/rightcare/products/pathways/diabetes-pathway/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/rightcare/products/pathways/diabetes-pathway/</a></p><p> </p><p>The NHS RightCare diabetes pathway takes into account the latest National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 150131 question first answered 13/06/2018 11:21:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917332

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Breast Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to invest in the mammography workforce to improve the rate and level of breast-screening provision.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Health Education England published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in December 2017, which commits to the expansion of capacity and skills. This includes investing in 300 reporting radiographers by 2021 to support an increase in the capacity for earlier diagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/06/2018 15:22:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon