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1173814

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 recent discussions he has had with devolved Administrations on ensuring consistency of sentencing for animal abuse offences.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for the courts, which are independent from the Government. When deciding what sentence to impose the courts take into account the circumstances of the offence and any mitigating and aggravating factors, in line with the sentencing guidelines which are published by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The guidelines are intended to promote greater transparency and consistency in sentencing. Sentencing is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the manifesto commitment to introduce tougher sentences for animal cruelty, the Government remains fully committed to increasing the maximum custodial sentences for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years. The necessary legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows. The Welsh Government has agreed this increase should apply in Wales. The Scottish Government has proposed a similar increase for its equivalent offence in Scotland. Northern Ireland already has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment for animal cruelty offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173633

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Carers action plan 2018 to 2020, published on 5 June 2018; and whether that plan will be extended.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In July 2019 we published the ‘Carers action plan 2018 to 2020: 1-year progress review’ to demonstrate the progress the Carers Action Plan (CAP) had made so far and plan to publish a final report this summer following the conclusion of the CAP.</p><p>We are committed to continuing to work with all our stakeholders to consider the next steps after the publication of the final report.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2020 13:44:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173634

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Carers: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent of take up by GP practices of NHS England's Care for young carers recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2020 13:49:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173637

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment to expand the geographical coverage of NHS services for people with serious gambling problems, and to work with partners to tackle the problem at source. Up to 15 such National Health Service clinics will be open by 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the NHS mental health implementation framework, the NHS will have opened three new clinics during this financial year. These are The National Problem Gambling Clinic, in London, which has opened a Children and Young People clinic; a clinic in Sunderland; and – due to be launched in March – a clinic in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced a new United Kingdom-wide cross-Government addiction strategy, which includes gambling within its remit. This is due to published by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/02/2020 11:39:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173638

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Social Prescribing: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to promote social prescribing for young people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with local areas to support promotion and implementation of social prescribing. Social prescribing link workers will work with local partners (such as local public and voluntary, community and social enterprise agencies) to develop substantial support offers which address health and wellbeing needs for people of all ages. A key task of link workers is to promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.</p><p>Further information is outlined in the summary best practice guided published by NHS England and NHS Improvement in January 2019 and found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/social-prescribing-community-based-support-summary-guide.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/social-prescribing-community-based-support-summary-guide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/02/2020 11:42:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173639

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Preventive Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to take forward proposals in the Green Paper on prevention.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Following the consultation on the prevention Green Paper, ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’, we intend to publish a Government response in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/02/2020 15:42:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173640

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions her Department has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the fiscal support available for employers who incur costs by making reasonable adjustments for disabled employees.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting people with disabilities in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 places obligations on employers in relation to disabled employees, including a duty to provide reasonable adjustments. However, the legislation recognises the need to strike a balance between the needs of disabled people and the interests of service providers. What is ‘reasonable’ will vary from one situation to another. This is because factors like the practicability of making the adjustment, the cost of the adjustment and the resources available to a business, will vary from one situation to another.</p><p>The government runs Access to Work, a demand-led discretionary grant scheme that offers up to £59,200 funding per year for in-work support for people whose disability or health condition affects the way they do their job. The scheme is designed to offer support above the level of employers’ statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010, as well as providing advice to employers on in work support available for their employees which could include reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/01/2020 16:47:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173641

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, representing Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Government is taking to support the take up of keep in touch days during maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place in the world to work. We will be bringing forward an Employment Rights Bill to deliver the greatest reform of workers’ rights in over 20 years, including measures to ensure that women returning from maternity leave receive additional protection from redundancy.</p><p> </p><p>Pregnant women and new mothers can work up to 10 Keeping in Touch (KiT) days without bringing their Maternity Leave, Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance to an end.</p><p> </p><p>KiT days can only be used if both the employer and employee agree to this. Employers cannot require their employees to use their KiT days to work, and similarly employees cannot insist on working a KiT day. Guidance on KiT days for employers and employees is published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 8289 question first answered 03/02/2020 14:55:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173643

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to women born in the 1950's who are subject to the changes to the state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Changes to State Pension age were made over a series of Acts by successive governments from 1995 onwards; including the Coalition 2010-2015, Labour 1997-2010 and the Conservatives 1995-1997, following public consultations and extensive debates in both Houses of Parliament. Through the welfare system, the Government is committed to providing financial support for people at every stage of their life, including when they near or reach retirement.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/02/2020 15:09:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173646

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department issues to businesses to promote paid keep in touch days for parents on maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place in the world to work. We will be bringing forward an Employment Rights Bill to deliver the greatest reform of workers’ rights in over 20 years, including measures to ensure that women returning from maternity leave receive additional protection from redundancy.</p><p> </p><p>Pregnant women and new mothers can work up to 10 Keeping in Touch (KiT) days without bringing their Maternity Leave, Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance to an end.</p><p> </p><p>KiT days can only be used if both the employer and employee agree to this. Employers cannot require their employees to use their KiT days to work, and similarly employees cannot insist on working a KiT day. Guidance on KiT days for employers and employees is published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 8287 question first answered 03/02/2020 14:55:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon