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1724254

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to enforce vehicle excise duty rules for car rental companies that use vehicles registered outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Foreign registered vehicles brought temporarily into the UK by non-UK residents are exempt from UK registration and the payment of vehicle excise duty for up to six months in any 12-month period.</p><p>When the keeper of a vehicle becomes resident in the UK, or the vehicle has remained in the UK for more than six months, the vehicle should be registered and vehicle excise duty paid in line with UK laws.</p><p>Where there is sufficient evidence that the six-month rule is breached, enforcement action can be taken by the police, local authorities with devolved powers or the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 02/09/2024 14:29:49 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724255

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her (a) Department and (b) agencies take steps to (i) monitor and (ii) prevent the use of vehicles by car rental operators registered outside of the UK to circumvent the zero emission vehicle mandate.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport works closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Devolved Governments to verify vehicle registration and location data for use in compliance. The ZEV Mandate includes a range of measures to prevent and penalise circumvention.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 03/09/2024 16:37:44 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724256

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Pesticides: Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to discontinue the use of the pesticide thiamethoxam, in the context of its alleged toxicity to bees.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Pesticides are strictly regulated based on the risks and benefits of use. The Government will always take decisions according to these legal requirements and with full consideration of the evidence.</p><p> </p><p>This government recognises that nature is at a crisis point across Britain. We will therefore change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 02/09/2024 09:54:38 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724257

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Tobacco and Vapes Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the King’s Speech, a bill will be introduced to progressively increase the age at which people can be sold cigarettes and impose limits on the sale and marketing of vapes. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will pave the way for a smoke-free United Kingdom and will be the biggest public health intervention since the ban on smoking in indoor public places in 2007.</p><p>The bill is a key pillar of the Government’s Health Mission to help people stay healthier for longer, reduce the number of premature deaths from the biggest killers like cancer, and raise the healthiest generation of children in our history.</p><p>It will also save thousands of lives, break the cycle of addiction and disadvantage, and begin the immense task of fixing our broken health system and rebuilding our economy. We will introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 11:50:30 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724025

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	NHS: Pay
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 ensure that NHS workers receive above inflation pay awards.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government uses the independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process to set pay for all public sector workers. In reaching a decision on what to recommend, the PRBs consider recruitment, retention, funding, and the Government’s inflation target. The PRBs are also required to take account of economic and other evidence submitted by Government, professional representatives, and staff. The Government accepted the PRB’s recommendations in full on 29 July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/09/2024 11:36:49 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724026

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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
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 are diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome as of July 2025.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The most recent data shows that there were 186 diagnoses in the year 2021, the latest year for which data is available, which resulted in 87 live births. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/ncardrs-congenital-anomaly-statistics-annual-data/ncardrs-congenital-anomaly-statistics-report-2021" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/ncardrs-congenital-anomaly-statistics-annual-data/ncardrs-congenital-anomaly-statistics-report-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 11:47:37 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724028

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the aviation industry on levels of compensation for passengers whose flights are cancelled.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Regulation 261/2004 sets out passenger rights in the event of certain flight disruptions. Under this Regulation, passengers who have their flight cancelled are entitled to a refund or alternative flight. In some circumstances, passengers may also be entitled to additional compensation.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to working with industry and stakeholders to ensure consumers continue to have a high level of protection whilst travelling by air.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 04/09/2024 13:30:28 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724029

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	NHS: Cybersecurity
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 (a) modernise NHS IT systems and (b) protect them from cyber attacks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The National Health Service has made significant progress in digitising and modernising their services in recent years. Notably, we are on course to ensure that 93% of NHS trusts have an electronic patient record (EPR) system by the end of this year, reducing reliance on paper and significantly improving both clinical safety and performance. We are also working to ensure that 74% of trusts meet the minimum standards for the capability of those EPR systems. Those investments will make a marked difference to the digital capabilities of dozens of trusts.</p><p>The Cyber Security Strategy for Health and Adult Social Care: 2023 to 2030 sets out plans to increase cyber resilience across the system. There is on-going work through the Cyber Improvement Programme that addresses the changing cyber risk landscape, expands protection and services, and reduces the risk of a successful attack. The NHS England Cyber Security Operations Centre monitors over 1.85 million devices across the NHS IT estate, identifying and preventing cyber incidents.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/09/2024 12:09:57 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724032

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Dairy Products: Avian Influenza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential future impact of the H5N1 virus on dairy projects.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Through our bulk milk testing, wider surveillance and monitoring of past infections in cattle, we are confident the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus strain B3.13 that has been responsible for incidents of influenza of avian origin in cattle in the USA has not been detected in Great Britain. Our national reference laboratory at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Weybridge laboratory has also confirmed that temperatures used in pasteurisation would be effective in destroying any live virus.</p><p> </p><p>The APHA has assessed the risk to livestock in Great Britain from this outbreak of Influenza A (H5N1) of avian origin in livestock in the USA, as very low (event is very rare but cannot be excluded) (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/662f8dccce557c60ed19ad49/avian-influenza-H5N1-in-cattle-in-USA.pdf" target="_blank">Avian influenza in cattle in USA (publishing.service.gov.uk</a>). The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have assessed the risk to UK consumers from HPAI strain B3.13 in imported milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products originating from US dairy cattle as very low with medium uncertainty (<a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/research/foodborne-pathogens/rapid-risk-assessment-risk-to-uk-consumers-from-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n1-b313-in-us-dairy-products" target="_blank">Rapid Risk Assessment: Risk to UK consumers from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 B3.13 in US dairy products | Food Standards Agency</a>). The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/human-animal-infections-and-risk-surveillance-group-hairs" target="_blank">Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance group (HAIRS)</a> consider that the HPAI B3.13 strain presents at most a very low risk with regard to spread from animals-to-humans in the UK HAIRS risk statement: Avian influenza A(H5N1) in livestock - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently anticipate any impact of influenza of avian origin on the dairy sector in the UK, nor on the supplies of milk. However, whilst the responsibility for animal health is devolved, all four UK administrations work closely together to consider and respond to animal disease threats. We remain vigilant and will continue to use our established systems to monitor for changes in risk through both <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/human-animal-infections-and-risk-surveillance-group-hairs" target="_blank">HAIRS</a> and our Veterinary Risk Group.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 02/09/2024 08:31:00 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724047

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Air Ambulance Services: Rural Areas
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 his Department has made of the adequacy of air ambulance response times in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made centrally by the Department. Air ambulance response times are not routinely published by Air Ambulance Charities.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/09/2024 12:04:00 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon