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1490505

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date	19/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of religion and belief discrimination in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	39852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The prevalence of any alleged discrimination by employers because of religion or belief is not routinely monitored by government. However, there are clear provisions set out in the Equality Act 2010 which prevent employers from discriminating against an employee, or a prospective employee, because of religion or belief (including any lack of religion or belief).</p><p>The Government sponsors the Equality Advisory &amp; Support Service, which is a free service offering help and advice to anyone who feels that they have suffered discrimination, and the EASS statistics for contacts to the service relating to religion or belief discrimination within employment over the last five years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number of contacts</td><td>% of all contacts to the service</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>150</td><td>0.83%</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>179</td><td>0.97%</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>110</td><td>0.71%</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>193</td><td>1.17%</td></tr><tr><td>2022 (to date)</td><td>59</td><td>0.84%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The year 2021 saw an increase in contacts, partly due to a number of people claiming that it was their philosophical belief to object to having a vaccination against Covid. Such concerns would be registered by the service under the ‘religion or belief’ protected characteristic category.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/07/2022 13:22:12 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489581

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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
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 increase the prioritisation attached to heart failure within the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	37493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is resourcing cardiovascular leadership roles in each integrated care system to ensure that improvements to the care of patients with heart failure are prioritised within the National Health Service.</p><p>Through Primary Care Networks, multi-disciplinary teams will provide support to those with heart failure and access to echocardiography in primary care will improve the investigation of those with breathlessness for the early detection of heart failure and heart valve disease. In addition, we have committed £2.3 billion to launch at least 100 community diagnostic centres by 2024/25 to increase the volume of diagnostic activity and reduce waiting times for patients, including those with heart disease.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:46:51 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489582

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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: Diagnosis
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 on the potential for improving diagnosis rates in heart failure through increasing the use of (a) BNP or (b) NTpro BNP testing for people who are suspected of having the condition as set out in NICE guidelines NG106.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	37494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is working with regions and cardiac networks to increase access to the BNP blood test and echocardiography, with early adopter sites testing clinical pathways to improve the early detection and optimum management of heart failure. This includes supporting earlier diagnosis of using screening and population health management, to identify patients at risk of heart failure and education on heart failure coding.</p><p>Through the 2022/23 Direct Enhanced Service specification, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) must improve diagnosis of patients with hypertension, according to guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This includes supporting the earlier identification of heart failure, building awareness among PCN staff on the appropriate heart failure diagnostic pathway and improved early identification processes, such as the timely use of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide testing.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 11:30:51 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489170

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Metals: Recycling
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 plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Red Diesel Replacement competition to the metal recycling sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The £40 million Red Diesel Replacement (RDR) innovation programme focusses on construction, mining and quarrying sectors, accounting for 63% of UK red-diesel usage. The technologies developed and lessons learned through this programme will also benefit the metals recycling sector and will be disseminated to wider industry. Due to the financial and temporal constraints of the programme, there are no plans to expand the scope of RDR at present.</p><p> </p><p>Other Government support includes:</p><ol><li>Phase-2 Industrial-Fuel-Switching Competition, £55m, opens late 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-fuel-switching-competition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-fuel-switching-competition</a>.</li><li>Phase-4 Industrial-Energy-Efficiency-Accelerator, £8m, closes 19 September 2022: <a href="https://programmes.carbontrust.com/ieea/participate-in-ieea/" target="_blank">https://programmes.carbontrust.com/ieea/participate-in-ieea/</a>.</li><li>Energy-Entrepreneur’s-Fund: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-entrepeneurs-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-entrepeneurs-fund</a></li><li>Industrial-Energy-Transformation-Fund and Scottish-IETF, £220m, closes 9 September 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-energy-transformation-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-energy-transformation-fund</a>.</li><li>Capital Allowances: 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023, companies can claim 130% first-year capital allowances on qualifying plant/machinery investments: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/super-deduction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/super-deduction</a>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2022 12:55:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489171

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support security in the banking sector in the context of risk of Russian cyber attack; and if he will provide financial assistance to the banking sector to help maintain the integrity of its digital systems.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. Financial assistance is not provided to firms to do so. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the sector’s operational resilience.</p><p> </p><p>HMT works together with the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority (as the UK Financial Authorities), Cabinet Office, the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency to improve cyber resilience across the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The finance sector also benefits from having a dedicated team within the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). They work closely with the Financial Authorities and firms to help improve the sector’s resilience and provide support during incidents. This includes providing advice and consultancy to critical national infrastructure organisations to secure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the banking sector’s digital systems.</p><p> </p><p>While the NCSC have stated they are not aware of any current specific threats to the UK, they have published guidance on actions organisations, including those in the finance sector, can take when the cyber threat is heightened. They have also warned that the threat may remain that way for some time and advised organisations on how to maintain a heightened security posture.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 18/07/2022 13:34:09 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489175

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help support pupils and families who have been victims of discrimination in schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a duty to take steps to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations across all protected characteristics. The department has published advice to support schools to fulfil their duties under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also making sure that all children in England learn about respectful relationships, in person and online, as part of mandatory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). The curriculum has a strong focus on equality, respect, the harmful impact of stereotyping, and on the importance of valuing difference. Guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is providing over £2 million of funding between 10 August 2021 and 31 March 2023 to five anti-bullying organisations to support schools with tackling bullying. This includes projects aimed at eradicating the bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate-related bullying.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to publish information, guidance, and support for teachers and school leaders on how to challenge radical views, including racist and discriminatory beliefs, on its Educate Against Hate website. One of these resources is the Respectful School Communities toolkit. This is a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach that promotes respect and discipline. This can help to combat bullying, harassment and prejudice of any kind, including hate-based bullying. The website also hosts information for parents and carers through the Parents’ Hub.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 22/07/2022 10:35:02 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489177

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to (a) promote walking and cycling to school and (b) develop a reward scheme for children who participate.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Officials from this Department have regular discussions with their colleagues from the Department for Education on how best to enable more walking, wheeling and cycling to school. The Government has a statutory objective, recently confirmed in the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy published on 6 July, to increase to 55% by 2025 the percentage of children aged 5-10 who usually walk to school.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has pledged to invest £2 billion in active travel over the current Parliament, and this is allowing many local authorities to invest in better and safer infrastructure, such as school streets, to enable more walking and cycling to school. The Department is also providing £2 million of funding this financial year for a Walk To School programme delivered by the charity Living Streets. The programme includes incentives such as badges to encourage more children to walk to school.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing a record £20 million this financial year to support cycle training for children through the Bikeability programme. This should give many more children the confidence to cycle safely to school as well as for other journeys.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/07/2022 14:31:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489178

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Diabetes: 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, what assessment he has made of the availability of new treatments for diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. However, the National Health Service continually monitors the market for new technologies and treatments to enhance outcomes and experience of care, including for those living with diabetes. The National Institute of Care Excellence (NICE) assesses all significant new medicines or indications via its health technology assessment programmes. NICE is currently developing updated guidelines on the use of medicines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children, young people and adults.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 21/07/2022 14:41:21 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1487278

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Gender Dysphoria: Surgery
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 make an estimate of the number of people who sought gender reassignment surgery in the last 12 months; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people seeking that surgery are fully informed of the implications.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	32536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>From 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022, there were 2,600 referrals in the United Kingdom to a National Health Service commissioned provider of specialised surgical interventions for the alleviation of gender dysphoria. NHS England's service specification stipulates that a referral for surgery can only be made by an NHS-commissioned gender dysphoria clinic, following a formal diagnosis of gender dysphoria.</p><p> </p><p>The specification also requires the patient's lead clinician in the specialist gender dysphoria clinic to ensure that patients are aware of the longer-term consequences of the interventions offered to them. The operating surgeon is required to obtain consent for the proposed intervention at a specific pre-operative appointment, to allow an informed process and for the patient to consider any relevant options and alternatives. It is the surgeon’s responsibility to determine that an individual is sufficiently healthy, physically and psychologically, to undergo surgery.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 15/07/2022 13:27:28 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1487279

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Cannabis: 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 make an estimate of the number of people who have sought treatment for their condition using medicinal cannabis in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	32537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 15/07/2022 11:34:33 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon