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418400

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the process for target-setting for call answering times at the income tax helpline.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with senior officials within HM Revenue and Customs on a regular basis as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 10:33:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418415

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pupils are able to share information about their backgrounds and cultures as part of personal, social and health education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Education is a devolved power; as such, this reply concerns schools in England only.</p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to tailor their personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) programme to reflect the needs of their pupils. We expect teachers to understand how best to create a safe environment for PSHE, so that pupils feel able to discuss and reflect on issues that are important to them. We have provided funding to the PSHE Association to work with schools to advise them in developing their own PSHE curriculum and improve the quality of teaching. This includes signposting schools to high-quality resources.</p><p> </p><p>Department for Education guidance on promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils states that pupils must be encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance. The guidance for schools is found online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/09/2015 09:02:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418433

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Non-native Species
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 steps her Department is taking to prevent the (a) escape and (b) illegal release of non-native wild animals from captivity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>As this is a devolved matter this answer applies to England only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Section 14(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes it illegal to release or allow to escape into the wild, any animal or plant which is not ordinarily resident in Great Britain and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state, or is listed in Schedule 9 to the Act. Breaches of this legislation could lead to an unlimited fine and/or two years imprisonment on indictment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Orders made in accordance with the Import of Live Fish Act 1980 prohibit the unlicensed keeping or release of 47 species of non-native live fish and all non-native crayfish species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2015 16:19:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418446

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with (a) a brain tumour and (b) other conditions as a result of symptoms noticed during examinations by opticians in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Information provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that during 2013/14 there were 159,626 referrals from optometrists to secondary care. It is not possible, however, to identify a diagnosis given the collection of this information is not mandatory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2015 10:07:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418447

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Statins
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure patients prescribed statins can make a choice on what type of statins they receive.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Decisions regarding the appropriateness of a particular treatment, including statins, should be made by clinicians in partnership with patients. The individual circumstances of each patient should be taken into account, alongside their medical history, needs and preferences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/09/2015 10:04:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418448

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many people of what age ranges gave up smoking in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects this information on behalf of the Department and it is made publicly available at the following web addresses:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB00417/nhs-stop-smok-serv-eng-2010-2011-tab.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB00417/nhs-stop-smok-serv-eng-2010-2011-tab.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB07011/stat-stop-smok-eng-apr-11-mar-12-tab1.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB07011/stat-stop-smok-eng-apr-11-mar-12-tab1.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB12228/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-apr-12-mar-13-tab1.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB12228/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-apr-12-mar-13-tab1.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14610/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-apr-13-mar-14-tab.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14610/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-apr-13-mar-14-tab.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB18002/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-annual-1415.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB18002/stat-stop-smok-serv-eng-annual-1415.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/09/2015 10:05:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418449

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alzheimer's Disease: Dental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a study to investigate potential links between dental treatment and Alzheimer's disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to commission a study on the specific risk of transmission of Alzheimer’s disease in dentistry. There is no evidence that Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted through any medical procedure. In dentistry, patients are protected from the risk of infection by either mandatory single use instruments, or where instruments are reused, by guidance on strict decontamination procedures as per the Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices - 2013 edition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2015 16:09:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418450

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria NICE has set for new dementia treatments to be recommended for provision by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence assesses significant new drugs and treatments, including those for the treatment of dementia, through its technology appraisal programme. Technology appraisals are conducted in accordance with NICE’s <em>Guide to the methods of technology appraisal 2013</em> which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/Foreword" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/Foreword</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/09/2015 15:15:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418474

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to reduce the number of thefts of hi-tech vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Vehicle crime is at its lowest level since 1995 and theft of vehicles has fallen over a third since 2010 according to the Independent Crime Survey for England and Wales. We are not complacent, however, and we remain alert to changes in trends. We are working very closely with the police and industry on the issue of electronic vehicle theft to ensure that, together, we have up to date responses in place.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/09/2015 17:00:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417574

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exercise and Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with regional and devolved administrations on promoting sport and exercise in local communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that the benefits of sport can be realised by all communities across the country. Whilst there have been no meetings specifically on this issue recently, I am always open to discussions with colleagues around the country and Sport England has a specific remit to work at all levels, for example funding the County Sports Partnerships which work directly with local councils.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on our new sport strategy and will of course be taking devolved and regional issues into consideration as part of this. Earlier this year the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ministers signed the UK up to take part in the first ever European Week of Sport - the European Commission’s new initiative to promote sport and exercise in local communities across Europe, working with Sport England, Sport Wales, Sport Scotland and Sport Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/09/2015 08:48:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon