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1017182

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS has any plans to introduce a new surgical procedure for treating prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>No such plans currently exist.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:03:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1017184

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Fertility: 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, if he will take steps to ensure that fertility treatment is available to older women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>It is the Government's policy that clinical commissioning groups should have regard to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on the assessment and treatment of people with fertility problems when commissioning services for which they are responsible. This includes the recommendation in the guideline that three cycles of in-vitro fertilisation be offered to qualifying couples where the woman is under the age of 40 and one cycle where the woman is between the ages of 40 and 42.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2018 12:50:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1017186

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Veganism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds information on the proportion of people in (a) England and (b) the UK who are vegan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold any information on the number or proportion of people in the UK or England who are vegan.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/12/2018 11:00:25 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1017263

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Farmers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Government's plans on funding for farmers who are currently in receipt of funding from the Common Agricultural Policy after 2021.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has already outlined plans to introduce a new approach to farming support in England based on public money for public goods. The Government will maintain stability for farmers by phasing out Direct Payments in England over a seven year agricultural transition period starting in 2021. Decisions about overall levels of future funding for agriculture will be taken by the Government, drawing on representatives from the devolved administrations and will reflect the Government’s aim of securing a better future for UK agriculture and for the environment.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/12/2018 10:58:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1017265

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Fisheries
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 plans the Government has to ensure the UK has control over fisheries policy in UK waters after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>As an independent coastal state for the first time in over 40 years, access to UK waters will be on our terms, under our control and for the benefit of UK fishermen.</p><p> </p><p>The Fisheries Bill includes proposals for the powers needed as a coastal state. This includes powers for the UK Government and devolved administrations to implement international agreements reached on access to UK waters, and to set fishing opportunities (principally quota).</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/12/2018 11:03:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1014998

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Surgery: Robotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that robotic surgery for operations is adequately monitored.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Safeguards apply to all forms of surgery: it is the responsibility of the professionals involved to ensure that they operate to the right level of competence and of the organisations they work for to ensure that they have in place effective forms of supervision, learning and support.</p><p> </p><p>All robotic surgical systems are classed as medical devices and fall under the regulation of the Medical Device Directive.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, although the Care Quality Commission does not ordinarily enquire about different types of surgical technique during its inspections, it does look at arrangements, systems and processes and governance that a provider has in place to ensure care and treatment is safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2018 17:34:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1014999

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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 had bladder cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table outlines the number of new diagnoses of bladder cancer in each of the last five years for which data are available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,554</p></td><td><p>2,491</p></td><td><p>9,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,473</p></td><td><p>2,457</p></td><td><p>8,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,346</p></td><td><p>2,302</p></td><td><p>8,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,231</p></td><td><p>2,361</p></td><td><p>8,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,111</p></td><td><p>2,326</p></td><td><p>8,437</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Cancer registration statistics, England; 2016: Final</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/datasets/cancerregistrationstatisticscancerregistrationstatisticsengland" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/datasets/cancerregistrationstatisticscancerregistrationstatisticsengland</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/12/2018 11:23:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015000

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many still-births there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/12/2018 16:16:47 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 195587.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015001

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) under 30, (b) between 30 and 60 and (c) over 60 and who are (i) male and (ii) female and have had depression and anxiety in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/12/2018 14:20:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015002

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Drugs: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 provision and sale of fake medicines.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, strict regulatory controls govern the sale, supply, manufacture, distribution and advertising of medicinal products.</p><p> </p><p>Although no fatalities in the UK have been attributed to a falsified medicine sourced from the UK regulated supply chain, the potential threat to patient health is recognised and taken seriously across Government.</p><p> </p><p>No incidents of a falsified medicine reaching a patient through the regulated supply chain have been recorded since 2009. However, if such an incidence occurs, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strategies in place to ensure immediate and proportionate action is taken, including a thorough investigation and withdrawal of the medicines from circulation.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of illegal activity involving medicines takes place online and MHRA efforts to tackle this are focussed both on the supply and demand. The MHRA has arrangements in place with Border Force to seize illegally imported medicines on entry into the UK and works with the Internet service industry to close websites operating outside of legal requirements.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/12/2018 14:17:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon