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1467592

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with EU representatives on proposals to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary leads on our negotiations with the EU and she has had extensive exchanges through both informal channels and the structures under the agreement.</p><p>We will continue to talk with the EU and our preference remains a negotiated outcome but while the EU discusses their position and their mandate, we will take steps to solve the problems created by the Protocol and restore the Executive. We are not scrapping the Protocol - we are protecting the elements that work and fixing those that don’t. We remain open to discuss any new proposals but we can no longer wait to address the issues we face now.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/06/2022 13:30:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465671

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Marines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military exercises the British Marines are undertaking in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no Royal Marines' exercises underway in the Arctic. The next planned period of exercise in the Arctic will be late this year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/06/2022 11:21:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465672

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of covid-19 lateral flow test results that are not registered with the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>No recent estimate has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 06/06/2022 16:20:45 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465673

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	General Practitioners
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 discussions he has had with health officials on GPs returning to face-to-face appointments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions on the provision of primary care services. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s guidance states that general practitioner (GP) practices must provide face to face appointments, alongside remote consultations. Patients’ preferences for face-to-face care should be respected unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary. In March 2022, 62% of appointments, excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, were conducted face-to-face.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 12:35:53 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465674

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of electric scooters being used across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>According to monitoring data from the Department’s trials scheme, as of April 2022 there were over 1.5 million active users (defined as someone who used a rental e-scooter in the last month), with over 19 million trips made on rental e-scooters in England since the trials started in July 2020.</p><p>Based on findings from the Department’s Transport and Technology Tracker, we estimate that as of June 2021 roughly 750,000 individuals aged 16+ owned a private e-scooter in England – we do not have data for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/06/2022 13:52:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465199

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people who are in debt as a result of pay day loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government strongly believes that consumers should be protected from unfair costs in the payday lending market to avoid them falling into problem debt. The Government therefore legislated to require the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to introduce a cap on the cost of payday loans, which came into force in 2015. In July 2017, the FCA released a Feedback Statement as part of its review of the high-cost credit market. This showed that the payday cap has been effective, leading to total savings of approximately £150 million for the 760,000 individuals using payday loans each year. Customers pay less, repay on time more often, and are less likely to need help from debt advice charities.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that some people will be struggling with their personal finances during these challenging times and may find themselves in problem debt. That is why the Government is maintaining record levels of free-to-client debt advice funding for the Money and Pensions Service in 2022/23. In addition to this, the Government launched the Breathing Space scheme in England and Wales last year. The scheme gives eligible people in problem debt who receive professional debt advice access to a 60-day period in which enforcement action is paused and most fees, charges and interest are frozen.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to develop the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan (SDRP), a statutory agreement that will enable a person in problem debt to combine their debts into a single repayment plan, with payments made over a manageable time period, while receiving legal protections from creditor action for the duration of their plan<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/05/2022 09:26:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465200

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Northern Ireland
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 airline companies to help reduce the cost of flights from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises how vital aviation is to maintaining connectivity between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We are supporting connectivity across the union, through a 50% cut in Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights from April 2023, as well as our support for the PSO connecting Londonderry to London.</p><p> </p><p>Air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is provided by a competitive market and fares are a commercial decision for airlines, based on several factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/05/2022 09:50:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465201

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local transport authorities to ensure the provision of a sheltered area at each bus stop in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities in England are responsible for the bus stops and shelters in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s National Bus Strategy for England asked Local Transport Authorities to consider the impact of roadside infrastructure on passenger safety, security and accessibility in their Bus Service Improvement Plans.</p><p> </p><p>These plans were subject to a detailed assessment and thirty-one counties, city regions and unitary authorities have subsequently been selected to receive a share of funding to level up their local bus services, drawing on the £1.2 billion announced at last year’s Spending Review, as part of the £3 billion we have promised for buses over this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland transport policy is the responsibility of the devolved administrations and scrutiny the responsibility of the respective parliaments and assembly.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 30/05/2022 10:35:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465202

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle cyber attacks against the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Defence has a leading role in delivering the ambitions of the Government's National Cyber Strategy. An important part of this is our substantial investment in the National Cyber Force, a partnership between Defence and Intelligence, whose role includes supporting the National Cyber Security Centre to counter threats in cyberspace. Through Defence Digital, the MOD works to defend military networks to improve our resilience and protect against cyber-attacks that could put our military and civilian personnel at risk while protecting the UK and its interests.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/06/2022 09:37:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465203

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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 his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) tackle eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with stakeholders and supported Eating Disorder Awareness Week earlier this year. Information on eating disorders is also made available via NHS.UK. We are increasing investment in mental health, including eating disorder services, to an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24. This will allow 370,000 adults with serious mental illnesses, including eating disorders, greater choice and control over their care and support them to live in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>From 2021/22, we are providing an additional £53 million for children and young people's community eating disorder services to increase capacity in the 70 new or improved community eating disorder teams. In 2021/22, we allocated an additional £79 million in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed an additional 2,000 children and young people to access eating disorder services. The Department has launched a call for evidence to inform the development of a 10-year mental health plan and identify potential solutions to improve mental health and wellbeing, including eating disorders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/05/2022 09:35:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon