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1173631

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	Snoring: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when laser surgery to cure snoring will be available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to make laser surgery for snoring routinely available on the National Health Service. Any such technology would need to be assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) before it can be considered for use by the NHS.</p><p>NICE has recommended continuous positive airway pressure devices as a treatment option for adults with moderate or severe symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea or hypopnoea syndrome, where certain clinical criteria are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2020 16:57:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1173632

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on improving access to mental health assessments for children in care.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Education jointly commissioned with the Department for Health and Social Care an Expert Working Group to look at how the mental health needs of looked-after children, previously looked-after children and care leavers could be better met.</p><p>In November 2017, the group made a set of recommendations, including on improving assessment of the mental health needs of looked-after children.</p><p>We are taking forward a number of these recommendations through our £1 million mental health assessment pilot programme, which is testing improved approaches to the mental health and wellbeing element of the health assessment on entry to care.</p><p>We have appointed SQW Limited to carry out an evaluation of the pilot and fieldwork is currently underway. This will help inform our assessment of the changes needed to the mental health assessments of looked-after children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/02/2020 17:40:25 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
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

1172002

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Prostate Cancer: Death
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 reduce the number of men dying as a result of prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>In April 2018, the Government announced £75 million over five years for prostate cancer research, which will focus on improving early diagnosis and survival rates as well as exploring options for different treatments for men affected by the disease. Funding will be invested through the National Institute for Health Research to support a wide range of research.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has invested £130 million to fund the modernisation of radiotherapy across England. This has ensured that older linear accelerators (LINACs - radiotherapy machines) being used by hospitals are being upgraded or replaced, giving cancer patients access to the latest leading edge technology regardless of where they live. Over 80 machines have been replaced or upgraded.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2019, the Government committed to funding £200 million for new equipment to drive earlier diagnosis of cancer and improve survival. More than 300 diagnostic machines will be installed across the country from this year, replacing outdated MRI machines and CT scans with cutting edge technology. The new machines will be AI-enabled to keep pace with future advances in technology, which allow tasks now done by humans to be done by computer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/01/2020 10:54:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172003

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Bladder Cancer
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 have been diagnosed with bladder cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of people diagnosed with bladder cancer, England, 2013-17</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>8,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>8,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8,686</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/01/2020 10:40:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172004

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Hypertension: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with health bodies on treatment options for women with high blood pressure.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>No recent meetings on that specific topic have been held. NHS England and NHS Improvement are focusing on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for both men and women, with a commitment to earlier detection and treatment of risk factors monitored by the introduction of a national CVD prevention audit. NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that treatment options for women with hypertension are generally the same as for men with the condition, apart from specific situations such as hypertension in pregnancy.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has guidelines on hypertension diagnosis and treatment, including in relation to women. NG136 (hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management, August 2019) covers the identification and treatment of primary hypertension in people aged 18 and over, and includes a specific recommendation for the offer of antihypertensive drug treatment to women of childbearing potential with diagnosed hypertension. NG136 aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension accurately and treat it effectively.</p><p>NG133 (hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management, June 2019) covers the diagnosis and management of hypertension, including pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy, labour and birth, and includes advice for women with hypertension who wish to conceive and women who have had a pregnancy complicated by hypertension. NG133 aims to improve care during pregnancy, labour and birth for women and their babies.</p><p>The NHS Health Check helps eligible people aged 40-74 to reduce their future risk of having a heart attack or stroke and includes a test for blood pressure. Research shows that women are more likely to have an NHS Health Check, with over 3.4 million women having a check between April 2012 and March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/01/2020 17:58:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172005

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) other health bodies on whether there is a link between mobile phone usage and the development of brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has not held discussions with the Royal College of Nursing on whether there is a link between mobile phone usage and the development of brain tumours.</p><p>Regarding other health bodies, PHE is a collaborating centre in the World Health Organization’s International Electromagnetic Fields Project. Information about this project, and the participating countries and organisations is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/en/" target="_blank">https://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/en/</a></p><p>A report by PHE’s own independent expert Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR) concluded that, although some positive findings have been reported in a few studies, overall the evidence does not suggest that using mobile phones causes brain tumours or any other type of cancer. The AGNIR report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/01/2020 11:49:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172006

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Russia: Propaganda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle Russian propaganda.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>We continue to challenge Russia's malign activity and abuse of the international rules-based system and remain at the forefront of those opposing that abuse.</p><p>In response to the attack in Salisbury, together with our allies, we coordinated the largest ever collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers, fundamentally degrading Russian intelligence capability for years to come. We also challenge Russia's actions in Ukraine, in Syria, the Western Balkans and in cyber space. The United Kingdom is committed to playing a leading role in continuing sanctions against Russia. Sanctions are one of a range of measures we have taken, in concert with others, to defend our security and enhance our capabilities against Russia's malign activity.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 28/01/2020 12:15:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172007

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will include women unable to afford a divorce without access to legal aid as part of his Department's review of the financial eligibility thresholds for people seeking legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Legal Support Action Plan (published in February 2019) announced a review of the legal aid means tests for England and Wales, which is currently underway and expected to conclude in Summer 2020 with a public consultation on potential policy changes to follow.</p><p>The Means Test Review is considering the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with the wider eligibility criteria and is assessing the effectiveness with which the civil and criminal means tests protect access to justice, particularly for those who are vulnerable, such as victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Divorce proceedings are not usually in scope for legal aid, other than when there is evidence of domestic abuse or child abuse. The Means Test Review is not considering changes to what is in scope for legal aid, however some divorce cases may qualify for legal aid under the existing Exceptional Funding Scheme, where there is a breach (or a risk of breach) of the individual’s human rights.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, The Family Legal Team at Royal Courts of Justice Advice provide free and confidential legal advice to anyone in England and Wales who is not able to afford a solicitor. Litigants who feel they cannot afford the tribunal fee for their divorce proceeding may apply to the Ministry of Justice fee remissions scheme: Help with Fees.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/01/2020 13:41:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon