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1469595

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date	13/06/2022
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	Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of breastfeeding on a child's educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>There is emerging evidence demonstrating an association between increased breastfeeding and small improvements in cognitive outcomes. However, as the evidence base is currently insufficiently robust to prove causation, no specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The Government has announced a £50 million investment in breastfeeding support through the £302 million allocated to Family Hubs and Start for Life to enable 75 local authorities to design and develop infant feeding services according to local needs. We will evaluate the impact of Start for Life services and monitor data on longer-term outcomes, including educational attainment.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/06/2022 14:40:06 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469596

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring offenders who are released from prison on parole to carry out maintenance within their local communities as part of their parole conditions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Offenders released from prison are subject to licence conditions and supervised by the Probation Service. The statutory purposes of the licence period as set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are to protect the public, reduce reoffending and help the offender resettle into the community. For those purposes, a set of standard and discretionary conditions are available which between them can put restrictions on the offender and require them to participate in relevant activities. The licence conditions are intended to enable the Probation Service to manage the offender’s risks effectively, and where an offender breaches them in such a way as to indicate increased risk, they may be recalled to custody.</p><p>Unpaid work is available as a requirement of a community sentence (a community order or a suspended sentence order). Its key purposes are punishment and reparation. As a result, unpaid work does not form part of the current statutory framework for release on licence. While we have no plans to integrate unpaid work into custodial sentences, we recognise the benefits of offenders gaining skills for employment and we are committed to delivering a presumption in favour of offering offenders the chance to work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release where appropriate, including by building stronger links with employers. We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads, Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 91 resettlement prisons by April 2023.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/06/2022 11:45:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469597

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the income threshold for eligibility for legal aid, in the context of increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>In February 2019, the Government announced a comprehensive review of the legal aid means test, which resulted in a consultation that ran from 15 March to 7 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of considering stakeholder responses to the proposals within the consultation, which include raising certain income thresholds, uprating the Cost of Living Allowance for legal aid at the Crown Court and magistrates’ court, and introducing a Cost of Living Allowance for the civil legal aid means test. The Government aims to publish its final response in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/06/2022 15:08:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469598

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme for parents with vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy 2021 set out a commitment to review the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, so that key adults are empowered with the advice and tools they need to identify risk and keep children safe from sexual abuse.</p><p>An Annual Data Requirement for police forces was introduced in April 2021, requiring police forces in England and Wales to submit data on the number of applications made, how many related to registered sex offenders and how many resulted in disclosure. This management information being collated is relatively new, may be subject to change, and should be handled with caution, but there is evidence to suggest that more than 3,300 applications were made to the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme between April and December 2021.</p><p>To further increase accessibility of the scheme, an online application route for the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme was piloted in 2021. An evaluation of the pilot phase was positive, showing the online form is easy and accessible to the public, and gathers the information the police need to begin the applications, which has led to the roll-out of this online application across the majority of forces in England and Wales.</p><p>The Home Office is also working with policing and third-sector representatives to update the guidance and supporting materials for the scheme to ensure it is as effective and accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 21/06/2022 10:40:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469599

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Channel Four Television: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Channel 4 on whether its higher education partnerships in (a) Belfast and (b) Newry will remain open after privatisation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government values Channel 4’s work in developing skills and talent pipelines, particularly in the nations and regions.</p><p>The Government would expect any new owner to have a business interest in supporting the development of talent and skills across the UK creative industries, as many of our public service and other broadcasters already do.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/06/2022 12:55:36 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469600

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had recent discussions with council leaders in Northern Ireland on community arts projects for the Platinum Jubilee; and if he will provide additional funding to the devolved nations for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I have not held any recent discussions with Council leaders in Northern Ireland in relation to Community Arts projects for the Platinum Jubilee.</p><p>I am however pleased that £11.5m of UK-wide funding was made available through the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help communities mark the Jubilee.</p><p>Decisions on funding for community arts projects are devolved to each devolved nation.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/06/2022 14:41:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469601

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Broadband: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's contribution to Project Stratum and the rollout of broadband to rural areas of Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of that project; and if he will take steps to help ensure that residents in the most rural areas of Strangford constituency benefit from that project.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Northern Ireland currently has the most gigabit-capable coverage of all the nations with 85% of premises already covered. This is in part due to the UK Government’s £172 million investment in Project Stratum, which has delivered connections to over 29,000 premises, the UK Government’s funding of projects to deliver full-fibre to public sector sites, and measures to bust barriers to commercial rollout.</p><p>Within the Strangford constituency, 93% of premises can access a superfast connection (&gt;30Mbps) and 86% of premises are able to access a gigabit-capable connection. More than 4,700 premises are eligible to benefit from Project Stratum in the constituency. Current deployment plans confirm that more than 1,000 premises have been upgraded so far, with a further 1,700 premises scheduled to be completed this year and the remainder by the end of 2024.</p><p>Residents in the most rural areas of the Strangford constituency may also be eligible for support via the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which supports rural communities with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. The scheme provides a micro-grant of up to £1,500 for residents and up to £3,500 for businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/06/2022 12:51:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469602

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Hay Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are affected by hayfever each year.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/06/2022 14:45:47 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469603

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Batteries: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking in the response to the campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of button batteries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the dangers associated with button batteries seriously and is leading a range of action to tackle this issue.</p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) established a working group last year, drawn from a wide range of stakeholders representing consumers, business, medical professionals and enforcing authorities to take forward work to improve safety outcomes related to button batteries.</p><p>This includes work with The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, the Child Accident Prevention Trust, and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association to raise awareness amongst parents and carers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/06/2022 08:09:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1469604

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
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 (a) children and young people and (b) adults were referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason of referral of eating disorders in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; and what proportion of those referrals were made to an eating disorder service.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested as Hospital Episodes Statistics record activity within secondary health services and not referrals to those services.</p><p><sup> </sup></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 20/06/2022 12:49:49 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon