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444547

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to submit their tax returns before the January deadline.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of Self Assessment customers complete their returns on time (92% last year).</p><br /><p>This year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending millions of targeted emails and texts to remind customers to submit their return by 31 January, for instance to customers who missed the deadline last year or those who are new to Self Assessment. Alongside this, HMRC is running a national marketing campaign to remind customers of the 31 January deadline. Support is available to those who need it as HMRC is putting hundreds of extra people on its helplines during this very busy period, and has introduced new support channels like webchat and online video guidance.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/01/2016 16:43:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444722

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Obesity: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the hate mail and verbal attacks on people who are overweight.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Weight is not a protected characteristic under discrimination or hate crime legislation. However, there are protections in place for all citizens against hatred and verbal abuse.</p><p>The Government is absolutely clear that abusive and threatening behaviour – in whatever form and whoever the target – is totally unacceptable. This includes harassment committed in person, or using phones or the internet. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 has provisions for prosecution where harassment has taken place on two or more occasions. Harassment involves improper, oppressive and unreasonable conduct that is targeted at an individual and calculated to alarm them or cause them distress.</p><p>The Malicious Communications Act 1988 prohibits sending letters or emails which are grossly offensive, threatening or known or believed to be false by the sender, within England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/01/2016 15:27:24 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444741

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress her Department has made on cross-border policing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Following the Fresh Start Agreement I attended a tri-lateral cross-border Ministerial meeting along with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government on 21 December. At the meeting, and in accordance with the Fresh Start Agreement, we agreed new measures to enhance law enforcement co-operation aimed at tackling organised crime and criminality, including that linked to paramilitarism. In a concerted effort to tackle cross-jurisdictional organised crime, a Joint Agency Task Force has been announced by the United Kingdom Government, the Irish Government and the NI Executive.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/01/2016 10:59:22 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444172

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to fund the development of clean energy sources.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>This parliament we intend to hold three new Contracts for Difference allocation rounds to support large scale renewables. The revised Feed-in Tariff scheme will support small-scale renewable projects, providing around £2bn funding for renewables over the lifetime of the new FIT agreements. This is in addition to the ongoing support we are already providing through these schemes and though the Renewable Obligation which has allowed us to more than treble our renewable capacity since 2010.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/01/2016 16:18:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444218

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Leukaemia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were diagnosed with primary refractory acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/01/2016 15:14:36 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 22013 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Acute Leukaemia
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444219

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mastectomy: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the provision of precautionary mastectomies for women who have not been diagnosed with breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidance to the National Health Service on bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy in its clinical guideline, <em>Familial breast cancer: classification, care and managing breast cancer and related risks in people with a family history of breast cancer</em> (June 2013). This is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/1-recommendations" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg164/chapter/1-recommendations</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/01/2016 16:26:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444222

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people there were with epilepsy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy on an annual basis is not collected. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that epilepsy affects between 362,000 and 415,000 people in England.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/01/2016 16:29:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444224

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make the Attiva device for the treatment of people with diabetes available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Medical devices are required to be CE marked under the European Union medical devices Directives and may not be placed on the market until this process is complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/01/2016 14:54:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

444226

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Window Blinds: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children have died due to accidents related to blind cords in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	22012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 18/01/2016 13:35:19 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 22012 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Blind Cord Deaths
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

443799

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the transition to the equalised state pension for women affected by those changes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland are in regular contact on the range of pensions issues. Additionally, DWP Ministers meet from time to time with the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development to discuss matters of common interest. Indeed, the Minister for Pensions is scheduled to meet the Minister for Social Development next month to discuss a number of pension matters.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/01/2016 11:30:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon