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58000

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have applied to join the Royal Navy cadet force in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of people who made a formal application to join the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Combined Cadet Force in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:<br><br>2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br>Adult Volunteers 50 40 40 40 50<br>Cadets 300 570 1140 1720 1650<br><br>In accordance with convention these figures have been rounded.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 17:00:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58001

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to encourage insurance companies to set travel insurance premiums for the elderly based on their state of health rather than their age.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Insurers take into account a range of different factors when considering risk and decisions concerning the pricing of insurance products are a commercial matter for individual insurers. The Government does not seek to intervene in these decisions.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The insurance industry recognises that older people can face difficulties finding appropriate travel insurance and in 2012 signed an agreement, endorsed by the Government, to re-direct older customers to an alternative insurer or to a specialist insurance broker where they cannot provide insurance themselves. </strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/06/2014 14:59:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58002

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people having difficulty making mortgage repayments have requested help from the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of cases referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS routinely collects and publishes statistics about the complaints referred to them, which they make publicly available on their website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/06/2014 15:22:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58003

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to recognise the service of members of the Royal Navy in patrolling operations to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK contribution to counter-piracy operations is held in the highest regard by our Coalition partners and by this Government, and it is right to pay tribute to all those involved in maintaining maritime security vital to the European and global economy.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 16:53:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58004

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent steps the Government has taken to persuade the Scottish people that they would have a better future within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In order to inform and support the debate on Scotland's future, the UK Government has undertaken a detailed programme of analysis on the contribution that Scotland makes to the UK and benefits Scotland gets from being part of the United Kingdom. The Scotland analysis programme has published fourteen papers on economic, domestic and international issues. The series is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scotland-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scotland-analysis</a>.</p><p>The Government is also publishing a range of easily accessible factsheets and booklets which are being widely disseminated to stakeholders in Scotland. These are available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scottish-independence-referendum-factsheets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scottish-independence-referendum-factsheets</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-independence-referendum-scotland-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-independence-referendum-scotland-in-the-uk</a>.</p><p>Government Ministers are also participating in a wide range of meetings, visits and events with communities right across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/06/2014 15:33:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58005

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the EU on firearms' control and the European Firearms' Pass.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of <br>international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public <br>and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. <br>Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis <br>and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website:<br>http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:49:55 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58006

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea
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 the number of women who are receiving IVF treatment who have been diagnosed with hypothelamic amenorrhea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/06/2014 12:55:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58007

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Back Pain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the potential for exercise to reduce the need for patients to have back surgery.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>There is evidence that physical activity can alleviate lower back pain and can benefit musculoskeletal health. However, there have been no specific discussions between Department of Health Ministers and NHS England on the potential for exercise to reduce the need for patients to have back surgery.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that a structured exercise programme, tailored to the person, be offered as a treatment option for early management of persistent, non-specific back pain.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is working with partners, including the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance, Arthritis Research UK and the business sector to encourage better prevention and management of back pain, particularly through the promotion of physical activity.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 10/06/2014 14:30:36 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58008

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the time taken to prescribe drugs for heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made no recent assessment of the time taken to prescribe drugs for heart disease. All drugs should be prescribed in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2014 15:59:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58009

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Neurone Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people diagnosed with motor neurone disease there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>Data on the number of people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) is not collected. However, it is estimated that there are about 5,000 people living with MND in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the number of people with MND who are using ‘eye gaze' technology, a type of specialised augmentative and assistive communication aid, is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 199100 question first answered 10/06/2014 14:26:50 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon