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1454773

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Rights: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish further details of the protection regime allowing people with existing unqualified rights to take their pension before the age of 57.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	148345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>HMRC published information on the protection regime in Pension Schemes Newsletter (no.136) on 17 January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC will update the Pensions Tax Manual at the earliest opportunity to reflect the changes to the Normal Minimum Pension Age from 2028. This will include the protection regime that will apply to those with an unqualified right to access their savings before the Normal Minimum Pension Age of 57.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:24:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1454774

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Berkshire
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 his Department has to support healthcare providers in Berkshire to meet proposed new mental health access standards.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	148346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with the Government and stakeholders to develop an implementation plan, which will set out how the proposed new mental health access standards might be achieved, including in Berkshire.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/03/2022 12:31:15 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1454775

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143851 on Transport for London: Finance, if he will make representations to the Mayor of London on the need to protect and preserve TfL services to towns outside of Greater London during his April 2022 review of demand and service levels.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	148448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved, and therefore it is for the Mayor to make decisions on service levels that support the goal of being financially sustainable by April 2023, while continuing to provide reliable services for passengers both within and outside of Greater London.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has provided TfL with close to £5bn in support.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/03/2022 11:18:40 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1454776

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Heart Diseases: Paracetamol
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 make an assessment of the accuracy of reports of a link between paracetamol usage and increased risk of heart conditions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) monitors the safety of all medicines on the market in the United Kingdom. The MHRA recently reviewed a research paper on the effects of paracetamol on blood pressure in patients with hypertension without pain and sought expert advice from the Pharmacovigilance Expert Advisory Group of the Commission on Human Medicines. The experts considered the limitations of the study as it was not representative of the whole population who experience pain and recommended that further evidence is needed to determine effect on blood pressure within the wider population.</p><p>The MHRA keeps all new evidence on the safety of paracetamol kept under review. Alternative medicines which can be used to treat pain have known and significant risks on the heart and therefore, the MHRA does not recommend patients change their pain medicine without the advice of their healthcare professional.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/04/2022 16:42:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454777

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Paralysis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS patients can access spinal implants to help paralysed patients walk again.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Spinal cord injury services are directly commissioned by NHS England and services are provided by spinal cord injuries centres. There is no current policy in development for spinal implants. However, where a spinal implant is considered clinically appropriate, a clinical lead would submit a request in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/04/2022 12:05:22 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454778

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	GP Surgeries: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on GP surgery opening hours (a) outside of core hours and (b) at weekends to increase accessibility for the public.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The new Enhanced Access arrangements in England, based on Primary Care Networks providing bookable appointments outside core hours between 6.30pm and 8pm on weekday evenings and 9am and 5pm on Saturdays, will begin in October 2022. NHS England and NHS Improvement held two virtual workshops on patient access in July and August 2021 including members of the public, representatives from national patient groups, carer organisations and voluntary and health organisations including general practitioner practices and clinical commissioning groups. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also engaged with the British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee on the new Enhanced Access arrangements. Enhanced Access is in addition to Out of Hours Services from 6.30pm to 8am on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/04/2022 09:54:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454779

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	IVF
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 is taking to support take up of IVF treatments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department undertook an internal policy review on the variation in access to National Health Service fertility services, which was completed in 2021. The results of this internal review will inform future policy. We will set out our initial ambitions in the Women’s Health Strategy, due to be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/04/2022 12:55:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454780

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that high street bank branches remain open.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of appropriate access to banking. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies.</p><p> </p><p>The largest banks and building societies have been signed up to the Access to Banking Standard since 2017, which commits them to ensure that customers are well informed about branch closures, the bank’s reasons for closure and options for continued access to banking services.</p><p /><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority also sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p /><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:25:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454781

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Pest Control: Regulation
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 he will take steps to streamline the regulatory framework applying to pest control.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities have certain responsibilities for the control of some types of pest and have the flexibility to allocate resources to address local priorities, based on an assessment of risk. Local priorities will vary across geographical areas and might involve one or more type of pest such as wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs. Under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, local authorities have a duty to deal with infestations of rats and mice. Defra has no plans to amend this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/04/2022 14:20:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454782

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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 Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for Northern Ireland of the New Zealand trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s impact assessment of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was published on 28<sup>th</sup> February 2022 and includes impacts on the UK’s nations and regions, including Northern Ireland. The impact assessment can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7Cfaa0d90dbb284449e8f008da13c5258d%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637844034694051069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=65EqML48nniMxCU1fY5V02T2IG7GYVghl7UCqNIWHOE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2022 13:54:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon