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1421154

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Lymphoedema
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital have provided a count of patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Lymphoedema, recorded for each year from 2016-17 to <del class="ministerial">2021-21</del> <ins class="ministerial">2020-21 </ins>(inclusive).</p><p>The data represents activity in NHS Hospitals in England and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>It is important to note that in any given year a patient will only be counted once, but it is possible that the same patient may be counted in multiple years.</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of patients</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,521</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,928</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26,394</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29,688</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25,512</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:29:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2022 10:10:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 51598 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421155

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to help raise awareness of cancer on World Cancer Day 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>On World Cancer Day, 4 February 2022, the Secretary of State held a roundtable discussion with several cancer charities, followed by a speech on cancer in England. The Department also launched a Call for Evidence on World Cancer Day, which will feed into a new 10-year cancer plan to be published later this year.</p><p>Public awareness campaigns have been delivered under the NHS England and NHS Improvement ‘Help Us Help You’ umbrella, which is designed to encourage more effective use of the NHS by encouraging people to get help in the right place at the right time and raise awareness of cancer symptoms. Three new awareness campaigns, tackling cervical screening, prostate cancer, and barriers to seeking treatment, will be launched over the next month. The phases of the campaign that have run to date have contributed to the high levels of urgent cancer referrals the NHS has seen since March 2021.</p><p>The Department’s communications team also secured 14 national stories, 14 regional pieces, and 18 online stories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:22:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420691

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	MMR Vaccine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline in MMR vaccine uptake.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>On 1 February 2022 a new national marketing campaign was launched with the aim of increasing awareness and driving uptake of both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in children under the age of five years.</p><p>In addition, NHS England and NHS Improvement are implementing an MMR campaign from March 2022 to increase coverage of the MMR vaccine in the routine childhood programme. This will include a central call and recall for children aged 1-6 years who have been identified to not be up to date for their age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/02/2022 10:56:54 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420692

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Lung Diseases: 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, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lung disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government funding of £2.3 billion at the Spending Review will help the National Health Service increase the number of Community Diagnostic Centres to 160 by 2024-25. This will increase diagnostic capacity and provide access to physiological and imaging tests that will improve diagnosis of lung disease.</p><p>Targeted Lung Health Checks are running across the country to diagnose cancer and help pick up respiratory conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with the British Lung foundation, a member of the Taskforce for Lung Health which aims to prevent more people from developing lung disease and to transform the care of people living with lung disease. Early diagnosis of lung disease means people will get treatment earlier, improving health outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 16/02/2022 16:43:55 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420693

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Kenya: Droughts
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 support the Government has provided to Kenya to help tackle the impacts of drought in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by worsening drought conditions in Kenya as well as in neighbouring countries. On 17 January, I announced a package of emergency humanitarian support budgeted at £17 million to assist nearly one million people across the East Africa region impacted by drought and other humanitarian pressures. From this package Kenya received help to deliver life-saving nutritional assistance to 26,000 children in areas worst affected by drought.</p><p>Since 2007, the UK has provided over £160 million of assistance to the Kenyan Government to establish an early warning system on drought and create a social protection system that regularly reaches 100,000 poor and vulnerable households (c.600,000 people) through cash transfers. During drought, the Kenyan Government uses this system to reach an additional 275,000 households (c.1.6 million people), helping meet urgent needs like food and water. UK support makes a difference on the ground. In past two years, we have supported the programme's transition to a more sustainable, long-term model under Kenyan Government ownership and financing. UK funding for such programmes, which seek to reduce poverty and improve resilience of households in arid and semi-arid lands, will continue. The UK has also provided expertise to the Kenyan Government to establish innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms such as climate insurance to reduce the impact of recurrent droughts on the economy.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 16/02/2022 16:48:06 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420694

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Closures
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 steps he is taking to reduce the cost of closing nuclear power plants in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>In June 2021, the Government and EDF agreed revised arrangements to deliver efficient decommissioning of EDF’s fleet of seven Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor stations once they stop generating power. Under the revised arrangements, each station will transfer to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which will manage the long-term decommissioning programme, once EDF has undertaken the defueling stage of decommissioning. EDF will be incentivised towards achieving good defueling performance and to support the transfer of the stations. The new arrangements provide significant potential cost savings for the taxpayer, with the potential to achieve upward of £1billion of savings without compromising on safety and security.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/02/2022 13:46:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420084

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of successful prosecutions for cases involving child abuse.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse cases are some of the most challenging, complex and sensitive cases. They are dealt with by specially trained prosecutors, working closely with the police to build the strongest possible cases that meet the legal test. In 2020-2021 there were 6,402 prosecutions for cases classified as child abuse. In the same period the conviction rate was 85.6%, an increase of 2.7% on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The government has successfully rolled out Section 28 for vulnerable victims and witnesses, including children, in all Crown Courts from November 2020. We know that Section 28 provisions which provide for pre-recorded cross-examination can help to improve the experience of victims by enabling them to give their evidence earlier in the process and outside of the courtroom.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has comprehensive Legal Guidance for prosecutors on cases involving child abuse. This Guidance supports prosecutors to build strong cases and bring effective prosecutions. It is currently being updated to take account of the latest developments in law and policy.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/02/2022 15:59:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420085

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Pakistan: Children
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 recent assessment her Department has made of Pakistan's progress in meeting goal 16.2 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Pakistan has taken many significant steps to tackle abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children. The National Child Labour Survey, establishment of Pakistan's first Child Protection Institute, the setting of 18 as a minimum age for domestic employment in the Islamabad Capital Territory, and promulgation of the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act 2019 for the speedy recovery of kidnapped children, are steps in the right direction. However, serious challenges remain. Child labour - common in the textile, agricultural and waste sectors - remains prevalent. The UK also remains concerned about cases of child rape, violence and forced marriage. In order to end these harmful practices, the FCDO-funded Aawaz II programme advocates for legislation on child marriage, and supports Pakistan in its efforts to reform child rights legislation, and to establish child protection referral and case management systems.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/02/2022 16:58:58 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420086

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Pakistan: Females
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 assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the steps being taking by the Government of Pakistan to legislate to ban forced conversions and forced marriages of Christian and Hindu girls and women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls in Pakistan. We regularly raise the issue of freedom of religion or belief and women and girls' rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. During his visit to Pakistan on 23 and 24 June 2021, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for South Asia, met Prime Minister Khan, as well as other senior government ministers, and discussed our concerns. He met interfaith leaders to understand the situation of Pakistani minorities, particularly the issue of forced conversion and marriage. Most recently, Lord Ahmad discussed the need to promote respect for all religions with Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, on 28 November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/02/2022 16:55:47 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1420087

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Pakistan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the APPG for Pakistani Minorities Inquiry Report, published on 25 November 2021, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of recommendation 6 of that report on the design of aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group's report. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, spoke at the launch event. The UK condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls in Pakistan. The FCDO funds programmes that with work with some of the poorest and most marginalised to improve access to services, civic participation and rights awareness. The Aawaz II programme operates in 22 districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These districts were selected using a Vulnerability Index based on latest data, considering the needs of and risks facing vulnerable groups. Local forums established under the programme in all 22 districts include representation of women and girls, religious minorities, transgender, and persons with disabilities. The UK Government has also supported the Government of Pakistan in setting up eight child courts to provide child-sensitive justice to children who come in contact with the law, including victims of child abuse, trafficking and child marriage.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/02/2022 16:54:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon