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1505272

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Empty Property: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will (a) have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the proportion of commercial properties in Northern Ireland that are empty and (b) make that matter a priority for discussions when the Northern Ireland Assembly returns.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>Vacant commercial properties are a devolved matter, and related enquiries should be directed to the Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office wishes to promote growing prosperity for everyone in Northern Ireland. To that end, officials and ministers work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and we work with all parties to secure the political stability which is essential to the flourishing of communities across Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/09/2022 13:27:19 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505273

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the roll-out of the IR35 off-payroll rules on the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has commissioned external research into the short-term effects of the April 2021 off-payroll working rules reform in the private and voluntary sectors, and fieldwork for this research has been undertaken.</p><p>The research will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 14/09/2022 09:40:37 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505274

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Colour Vision Deficiency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with colour blindness in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The majority of patients with colour blindness will be diagnosed in primary care, while those patients with severe symptoms receive treatment in hospital. While data is collected on those diagnosed in secondary care with colour vision deficiencies, this includes a range of conditions and does not separately identify those diagnosed with colour blindness.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/09/2022 10:06:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505275

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	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, whether his Department is taking steps to meet uptake targets for the five highest health gain categories; and who is accountable for that effort.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service continues to support the most clinically and cost-effective medicines, including the five highest health gain (5HHG) categories. NHS Digital’s innovation scorecard estimates show that use of the 5HHG categories, with the exception of varenicline, was within the expected usage of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s recommended medicines. The scorecard is scheduled to be updated on 27 October 2022.</p><p>The Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access is an agreement between the Department, on behalf of the Government, NHS England, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and suppliers or producers of branded medicines on the Scheme. All parties committed to the objective of reaching the upper quartile of uptake for the 5HHG categories in relation to comparator countries during the first half of the Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:01:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505276

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Conflict Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help mitigate conflict in Israel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to making progress towards a two-state solution, resulting in a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian State; based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states. The former Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East [Amanda Milling] reiterated this in a meeting on 22 June with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Roll, and on 23 June with the Palestinian leadership, including President Shtayyeh and Foreign Minister Malki. The UK believes that negotiations will only succeed when they are conducted between Israelis and Palestinians, supported by the international community.</p><p>We firmly believe a just and lasting resolution that ends the occupation and delivers peace for both Israelis and Palestinians is long overdue. We will continue to press Israel and the Palestinians strongly on the need to refrain from taking actions which make peace more difficult.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 29/09/2022 15:06:54 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505277

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has written to the British Geological Survey to discuss the three month review of the evidence relating to fracking across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is grateful to the British Geological Survey for their recent review of the science related to seismic events induced by hydraulic fracturing for shale gas exploration. The report ‘<em>Recent scientific advances in the understanding of induced seismicity from hydraulic fracturing of shales’</em> has been received and carefully considered, and has also been published at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Freview-of-the-geological-science-of-shale-gas-fracturing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C5122f0c5991d4b93c53008daa161c075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637999738449357959%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FWvAjGGS5Cmz9T5LmIlDuIDCa4UYtC93dOVgFGg6c6g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-geological-science-of-shale-gas-fracturing</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the British Geological Survey on this and other matters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 15:02:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505278

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inflation: Cost of Living
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 people manage their household budgets in the context of rising inflation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 September, government announced that the energy price cap will be superseded with a new Energy Price Guarantee, which means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years from 1 October. The Government will also introduce a six-month scheme to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will save the average household around £1000 a year on current energy prices from October, and protect businesses from soaring energy costs, providing them with the certainty they need to plan their business through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement comes in addition to the £37 billion of support previously announced, which will see eight million of the most vulnerable households receive £1200 support, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of priority, the Chancellor will set out a package of measures to deliver on the Prime Minister’s commitment to cut taxes and boost growth, laying the groundwork for the change we need in the long term to make our economy stronger.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 14/09/2022 11:49:36 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505279

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy and (b) efficiency of the speed of existing electric vehicle charge points.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of having a comprehensive electric vehicle charging network, one which is reliable and suitable for all electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>To date, Government and industry have supported the installation of over 32,900 publicly available charging devices including more than 6,100 rapid devices – one of the largest networks in Europe. We expect a comprehensive national charging infrastructure network will include a mix of charging speeds and technologies, depending on the needs of different locations and users. In March, the government committed to mandating a 99% reliability metric across the rapid charging network.</p><p> </p><p>Rapid charging will be crucial for long distance journeys. Government has already committed to support enough new electrical capacity to deliver 6,000 ultra-rapid charge points along motorways and major A-roads by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>For local charging, locally led planning is crucial to ensure the diverse needs of different areas are appropriately considered. Our research shows drivers without off-street parking have varied preferences when it comes to EV charging. Charging speed is important, but proximity to home is a critical factor for many people. The £450 million Local EV Infrastructure Fund will help enable strategic local provision of public EV infrastructure ahead of need to promote a more equitable EV charging experience for those without off-street parking.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/09/2022 13:36:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505280

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the apprenticeships levy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy is paid by large employers with an annual pay bill of over £3 million.</p><p> </p><p>As apprenticeship and skills policy is devolved, Apprenticeship Levy funds remain available for employers to spend on apprenticeship training and assessment in England for 24 months before beginning to expire. Unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds are used to fund apprenticeships for non-Levy paying employers, who are often SMEs. As a result, the government pays for 95% of the apprentice training costs for non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>There is no formal review of the Apprenticeship Levy or system at this time.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2022 15:57:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1504689

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Silicosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to include silicosis as a notifiable disease under the Health Protection Regulations 2010.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	47530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 provide public health protection in England and place a statutory duty to notify the appropriate authority of certain infectious diseases and causative agents, such as COVID-19. This enables prompt investigation, risk assessment and response by specified bodies to cases of infectious disease or contamination that pose a significant risk to human health. <br>Silicosis is not an infectious disease or causative agent which presents or could present significant harm to human health. Therefore, it cannot be included under Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations, as the powers are limited in accordance with the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. Instead, it is associated with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The Health and Safety Executive recommend health surveillance should be considered for workers involved in high-risk occupations, such as construction and foundry work.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 21/09/2022 15:09:57 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon