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1150833

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date	21/10/2019
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: Screening
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 increase the number of women attending breast and cervical cancer screening programmes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Prevention, public health and early diagnosis are key priorities for this Government, but we acknowledge that more can be done. The recently published Independent Review of Adult Screening Programmes, conducted by Professor Sir Mike Richards, recommended that high priority should be given to wider implementation of evidence-based initiatives to increase uptake of screening programmes, including breast and cervical screening programmes. The Department, NHS England and Public Health England are now considering the findings of Professor Richards’ report and will publish an implementation plan early next year.</p><p>In the interim, NHS England is investing in initiatives to help ensure equality of access to screening. These include locally-targeted interventions such as text and general practitioner (GP) reminder letters. As part of the delivery of the GP Five Year Forward View, the NHS has invested more than £258 million to improve access to general practice including improved access to all routine appointments (including screening) at weekends and/or evenings.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:42:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150834

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Racial Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to tackle incidences of racial abuse in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces do not tolerate racist behaviour in any form. All allegations of illegal or inappropriate behaviour are taken extremely seriously and investigated thoroughly. We have a range of initiatives to stamp out this kind of behaviour, including stepping up education programmes including diversity and inclusion training, reviewing our internal disciplinary procedures and raising awareness about available support. However, we recognise we need to do more; earlier this year we adopted the recommendations of Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Michael Wigston's report on inappropriate behaviours, including recommendations on immersive culture and behaviour training at the start of service and at regular intervals throughout, and more training on 'bystanders' so that people have the skills and confidence to intervene when they see inappropriate behaviour. We have established a new team in Defence which will oversee the implementation of ACM Wigston's recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 29/10/2019 15:23:42 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150845

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) employment prospects and (b) financial security of former staff of the HMRC office in Peterborough of the closure of that office.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	2900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s office in Peterborough (Churchgate) is scheduled to close in December 2020 with staff moving where possible to the Stratford Regional Centre, or to Croydon or Nottingham if these are more suitable options. One-to-one meetings between staff and managers to discuss personal circumstances and support packages tailored to individual needs are scheduled to start in November 2019. The precise impact of the office closure will not be known until these meetings have been completed.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will support people who are unable to move to work through all possible options, including helping them to find another role and offering advice and training on applying for jobs. HMRC have a close working relationship with the other government departments in Peterborough and will continue to scope opportunities for their staff as they arise.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are committed to supporting their people and in July 2019 HMRC published a People and Equality Impact Assessment, which is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817787/People_and_Equality_Impact_Assessment_-_Locations_Programme__2019_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817787/People_and_Equality_Impact_Assessment_-_Locations_Programme__2019_.pdf</a>. The document sets out the actions HMRC are taking across the UK to minimise the impacts on their people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/10/2019 13:35:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1150846

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Measles: Disease Control
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 reinstate the UK's World Health Organisation measles-free status.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>As a first step toward the World Health Organization reinstating the United Kingdom’s measles-free status, Public Health England (PHE) re-convened a multi-stakeholder measles and rubella elimination group, including NHS England, to develop a UK-wide strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to renew stakeholders’ commitment to elimination and re-focus efforts to ensure this will be sustained in the medium- and long-term. A multi-agency implementation board is taking forward the actions of the strategy working with key national and local stakeholders.</p><p>NHS England and General Practitioners Committee England also agreed the introduction of a new measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up programme for 10 and 11-year olds who have not received a completed course of vaccines via the routine immunisation programme.</p><p>In addition, NHS England is running a catch-up programme for those who missed out on MMR vaccination at the scheduled time to get vaccinated. PHE is also running the Value of Vaccines campaign to help share messages and information on vaccination at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/94-value-of-vaccines/overview" target="_blank">https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/94-value-of-vaccines/overview</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:40:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150847

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Vaccination: Children
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 he has made of trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates.</p><p>Although vaccination rates remain high, England has seen a small decline in coverage since 2013. The most recent figures, published in September 2019, show vaccine coverage increased slightly or remained the same compared to the last quarter for all vaccines, with the exception of flu vaccine uptake, when measured in children aged one, two and five years old. This data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2019-to-2020-quarterly-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2019-to-2020-quarterly-data</a></p><p>Yearly flu childhood vaccination rates can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839350/Surveillance_of_influenza_and_other_respiratory_viruses_in_the_UK_2018_to_2019-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839350/Surveillance_of_influenza_and_other_respiratory_viruses_in_the_UK_2018_to_2019-FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:35:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150849

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of levels of access to health services on vaccination rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>England has high coverage for most vaccines, with uptake levels for many vaccinations above 90%, but there has been a slow but steady decline in uptake over the past si years, which the Department and partners are working to address.</p><p>The factors that affect uptake of vaccinations are complex and vary over time and by locality. Public Health England, public health organisations and researchers have worked to understand the relative impact of factors that are believed to affect uptake rates at a local level. The issue of access to vaccines features in the National Audit Office investigation into pre-school vaccines report, published on 25 October 2019, and in the Royal Society for Public Health report “Moving the Needle” published in January 2019. Both reports highlight improving access as a key issue for increasing uptake of vaccinations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 12:35:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1150853

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report of the Pakistani Minorities and Freedom of Religion or Belief All-Party Parliamentary Group entitled, Religious Minorities of Pakistan: Report of a Parliamentary Visit, published on 9 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	2737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the recent All-Party Parliamentary Group report which identifies a range of concerns facing religious minorities in Pakistan. These are important issues and the UK is committed to promoting inclusion and tolerance through our development aid in Pakistan.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly review how our assistance benefits poor and marginalised people in Pakistan, including those from religious minorities. Baroness Sugg and Lord Ahmad will be meeting with the Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for <em>Pakistani minorities</em> and <em>International Freedom of Religion or Belief</em> to discuss the report’s findings and consider what more can be done in the future.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/10/2019 15:12:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

1150854

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will allocate additional funding for programmes in Pakistan to (a) educate school children from minority backgrounds, (b) institute a scheme of specialist educational scholarships for minority students and (c) provide professional training to adults from religious minority groups.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	2738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>UK aid prioritises support for the poorest and most excluded people and communities in Pakistan regardless of race, religion, social background or nationality. DFID Pakistan is currently developing new education programmes and as part of this process we will actively consider what we can do to benefit these groups.</p><p> </p><p>Previous and current DFID programmes in Pakistan have supported senior secondary and higher education scholarships for children from minority groups in Punjab. The Alif Ailaan education campaign had a focus on religious minorities in regions such as Tharpakar, Badin, Multan, and Rahimyar Khan where the local campaigners have advocated for religious minorities and highlighted their issues to authorities at the district and provincial levels.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly 6,000 people from religious minorities have received training through the Punjab Skills Development Fund’s regular skill schemes, and the Fund is launching an exclusive skills scheme for religious minorities from January 2020. Under this scheme, a further 5,000 people from religious minorities (40% women) who are unemployed will be trained in a variety of trades that will lead to work. Lessons from this experience will help the Punjab Skills Development Fund further refine its interventions for minorities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/10/2019 15:13:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

1150855

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the First Transpennine Express accounts 2018-19, filed at Companies House on 4 October 2019, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) adjusted revenue growth of 8 per cent and (b) projected adjusted revenue growth provided by the franchise contract agreement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	2739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The financial performance of First Transpennine Express is monitored and analysed by the Rail North Partnership team on behalf of the DfT and Transport for the North (TfN). This analysis takes place every four weeks and is reported to the Rail North Partnership Board comprising representatives of both DfT and TfN.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/10/2019 12:54:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1150856

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the First Transpennine Express accounts for 2018-19, filed at Companies House on 4 October 2019, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that the operator’s (a) punctuality fell by 10 per cent ; (b) Moving Annual Average was 13 per cent below target and (c) customer satisfaction fell to 1 per cent below target over 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	2740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The operational and customer performance of First Transpennine Express is monitored by the Rail North Partnership team on behalf of the DfT and Transport for the North (TfN). Performance is monitored against the requirements and benchmarks set out in its Franchise Agreement and any shortfalls are dealt with in accordance with its terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/10/2019 12:56:41 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald