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1356165

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date	16/09/2021
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	Arabian Sea: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) her predecessor has held discussions with relevant counterparts on the death of a UK worker in an attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea on 30 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The former Foreign Secretary raised the Iranian attack on the MV Mercer Street, which resulted in the death of a British national, in a call with the Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on 13 September. The former Foreign Secretary also discussed the attack with Five Eyes Foreign Ministers on 2 August. The UK condemned the attack on the MV Mercer Street at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 6 August and the Defence Secretary condemned Iran's actions at a UNSC debate on maritime security on 9 August. On 6 August, the countries of the G7, along with the EU issued a statement condemning the unlawful attack and attributing it to Iran.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/09/2021 16:43:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1356166

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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	France: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her French counterpart on reported allegations that President Macron has obstructed plans for an Anglo-French summit.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Ministers at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly engage with their French counterparts to discuss a wide range of issues in the bilateral relationship. Following her appointment on 15 September, a meeting between the Foreign Secretary and her counterpart is being arranged.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/09/2021 13:18:57 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1356168

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on the teaching of organ donation in post-primary education settings.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The national curriculum includes content that can be used by teachers as an opportunity to inform pupils about organ donation. For example, pupils are taught about this as part of the Key Stage 4 science curriculum. The national curriculum is compulsory in state-maintained schools and is often used as a benchmark by academies and free schools.</p><p>Since September 2020, it has been compulsory for schools to teach relationships education to primary school-aged pupils, relationships and sex education to secondary school-aged pupils and health education to all pupils in state-maintained schools. The statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education sets out that by the end of secondary school, pupils should know about the science relating to blood, organ and stem cell donation.</p><p>The department has published teacher training modules, including online modules for primary and secondary teachers containing key knowledge and facts to help teachers understand what they must teach in relation to the new requirements. This can be done flexibly and can include teaching about organ donation.</p><p>As with other aspects of the curriculum, schools continue to have flexibility over how they deliver important topics and use their autonomy and local community knowledge to do this.</p><p>Health education in schools in Northern Ireland are matters for the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/09/2021 13:54:04 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1356356

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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 Cancer: Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK's productivity of the level of premature mortality from lung cancer with the rate of such mortality in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the impact of premature lung mortality on the United Kingdom’s productivity.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/12/2021 17:24:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1356357

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: 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 steps the Government has taken to support community integration in Northern Ireland by helping to ensure that all deaths from the Troubles are commemorated appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>As outlined in the Command Paper on legacy published in July, the Government remains committed to furthering reconciliation in Northern Ireland and has set out proposals for doing so.</p><p>These proposals include initiatives that aim to facilitate thoughtful and inclusive commemoration and reflection on the past for people of all backgrounds, building on the Oral History Archive proposed in the Stormont House Agreement.</p><p>The Government’s proposals reflect, and continue to inform, bilateral and multilateral engagement with key stakeholders - including academic experts and the victims sector. We are still listening to, and carefully considering different views to ensure commemorative measures are appropriate and effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 24/09/2021 12:21:17 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355695

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Small Businesses: Carbon Emissions
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 recent steps he has taken to support small businesses to contribute to the Government's net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Ahead of the UN climate change conference (COP26), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched the Together for Our Planet (TFOP) Business Climate Leaders campaign, aimed at encouraging as many UK small businesses as possible to join the ‘Race to Zero’ – a global effort to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we all generate to zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses join the Race to Zero via the SME Climate Commitment. Upon making the SME Climate Commitment, UK small businesses gain access to a Together For Our Planet digital toolkit so they can display to customers they are taking action as part of a UN- and Government-backed campaign.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/09/2021 12:44:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355696

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Theft: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of the investigation of suspected (a) theft and (b) dog theft offences.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Investigation of suspected theft is a matter for the police. The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the police have now recruited an extra 9,814 officers, 49% of the 20,000-officer target.</p><p>We recognise the distress dog and indeed all pet theft causes and are committed to doing more to prevent these cruel crimes. As part of the work of the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce, which launched on 8 May, we have assembled evidence and considered the issue from end to end, including causes, prevention, reporting, enforcement and prosecution.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce was published on 2 September and as well as recommending a new pet abduction offence, the Taskforce recommended the Government continues to work with the police to improve consistent recording and data collection of pet thefts, and makes improvements to pet microchipping to support the identification of lost and stolen dogs.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/09/2021 11:30:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355697

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Pancreas: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of artificial pancreas technology being made available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2021 answer text <p>NHS England is working with a number of specialist centres around the country to pilot the use of artificial pancreas technology. Data and analysis will be shared with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to inform their assessment on the future use of this technology.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2021 13:02:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355698

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Minimum Wage: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all under-18 workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage is the legal minimum hourly rate of pay for workers over the compulsory school age, generally 16 years of age. Individuals cannot work full-time until they have reached school leaving age. Children are also thoroughly protected by other relevant regulations concerning child employment. We therefore have no plans to change eligibility for the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/09/2021 16:12:52 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355276

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the Afghan nationals who supported the British armed forces during the conflict and requested to be relocated have now been supported in leaving Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2021 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP), around 7,000 Afghans who worked in support of the UK defence and security mission were found eligible and relocated to the UK. This is the vast majority of those found eligible for the scheme prior to OP PITTING.</p><p>Regrettably, 311 eligible ARAP applicants were not evacuated from Afghanistan as part of Operation PITTING, however 46 of these individuals have since made their way to a third country or the UK by other means.</p><p>The ARAP scheme remains open and we continue to receive and assess applications. From the conclusion of Operation PITTING on 28 August up to 14 August, a further 40 Afghan nationals have been found eligible for the scheme. All those eligible for the scheme will be supported to come to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/09/2021 12:12:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon