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1723171

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Heart Diseases: 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 he is taking to help increase the (a) survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) availability of defibrillators in public and community settings.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>As of July 2024, there are 93,113 automated external defibrillators registered in the United Kingdom on the National Defibrillator Network, also known as The Circuit, including 73,682 in England. Going forward, the Department has asked Professor Lord Darzi to investigate the state of the National Health Service, and will then set out its 10 year plan for the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 01/08/2024 08:08:44 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723172

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on increasing defence spending.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>At the NATO Summit earlier in July 2024, the Prime Minister, Foreign and Defence Secretaries discussed a range of issues with our NATO allies at the NATO Summit. This included making the case for all NATO allies to increase defence spending, in light of the grave threats to our security.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to work internationally with our allies to encourage all NATO allies to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defence, with 23 allies now meeting this target. We see this as a minimum not a ceiling for defence spending in these more difficult times.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 01/08/2024 10:29:28 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723173

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Care Workers
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 with social care providers to ensure that the social care sector meets required staffing levels.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the scale of reforms needed to make the adult social care sector attractive, to support sustainable workforce growth, and to reduce the reliance on international recruitment. We want it to be regarded as a profession, and for the people who work in care to be respected as professionals.</p><p>Those working in social care have been ignored for too long, and so will be at the heart of our initial reforms. We will engage with the workers and trade unions to deliver a long over-due new deal for care workers, including establishing the first ever Fair Pay Agreement for care professionals, learning from countries where they operate successfully.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 02/08/2024 09:10:49 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723174

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on Hezbollah.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The situation on the defacto border between Lebanon and Israel is very concerning. A widening of the conflict is in nobody's interest and the Government condemns the strike in the Golan Heights that has tragically claimed at least 12 lives. We have been clear that Hizballah must cease their attacks. Our assessment remains that a strong, sovereign Lebanon with strong state institutions, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, is the best way to tackle Hizballah's influence in Lebanon. The Government continues to press these messages in engagement with counterparts and partners from both Israel and Lebanon, including with Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, during the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel on 14 July and during the Foreign Secretary's call with Lebanon's Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on 29 July.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 01/08/2024 11:05:44 answering member 5148
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723175

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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: 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 (a) increase public awareness and (b) reduce stigma in men about early screening for prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Department actively supports campaigns to increase public awareness of the symptoms of prostate cancer. NHS England is running the Help Us Help You campaigns to raise awareness of cancer symptoms, including symptoms of prostate cancer, and to encourage people to come forward to see their general practitioner (GP). The Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme provides GPs with information to counsel asymptomatic men aged 50 years old and over about Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer.</p><p>NHS England has also partnered with Cancer Alliances, charities, and local representatives to reach people through projects in the heart of their communities. Cancer Alliances have been undertaking action to alert at-risk groups about prostate cancer at a local level, where needed.</p><p>There is no current screening programme for prostate cancer in the United Kingdom. This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. A PSA-based screening programme could harm men, as some of them would be diagnosed with a cancer that would not have caused them problems during their life. This would lead to additional tests and treatments, which can also have harmful side effects. However, we are backing groundbreaking trials to improve diagnostic processes and save thousands more lives. This includes a £42 million UK-wide TRANSFORM trial, aimed at helping find the best way of screening for prostate cancer, to which the Department is providing £16 million.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 01/08/2024 08:19:42 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1723320

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Communities Minister on the termination of the JobStart programme for 16-25 year olds in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Northern Ireland Communities Minister regarding the JobStart scheme. The Northern Ireland Department for the Communities is responsible for the delivery of the scheme which has received £15 million New Deal for Northern Ireland funding from the UK Government to cover the period April 2023 to March 2025.</p><p>The JobStart application portal closed on 30 June 2024 as planned. All participants currently on the scheme will be able to complete their JobStart opportunity.</p><p>Investment in skills and employment is a devolved matter and any decision on future funding for the JobStart scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 30/07/2024 09:41:15 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722794

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Heart Diseases: 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, if he will make it his policy to publish an action plan to help tackle heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan set an aim to prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks, strokes, and dementia cases by 2029, and activity is underway. However, we know there is more to do to tackle cardiovascular disease, including heart disease. That is why in our Health Mission to Build an NHS Fit for the Future, we have committed to reducing deaths from heart disease and strokes by a quarter within 10 years. The Department and NHS England are working together on this ambitious mission, and we will share more in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/07/2024 17:35:24 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722795

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) Royal Mail and (b) prospective buyers for Royal Mail on retaining the universal service obligation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I have met with Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services, and the EP Group to discuss the proposed takeover of IDS.</p><p>The universal service obligation is a legally binding commitment on the designated universal service provider and its ongoing provision would be required irrespective of ownership of the business.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 31/07/2024 13:16:12 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722798

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Pancreatic 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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>We will improve cancer survival rates by hitting all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets within five years, including for pancreatic cancer. We know that pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose due to the non-specific nature of its symptoms. To improve diagnosis and outcomes, NHS England is delivering a range of interventions including implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients who have symptoms that do not align to a single tumour type, as is often the case with pancreatic cancer. 96 pathways are in place, and more are being introduced. NHS England is also increasing general practice direct access to diagnostic tests, alongside providing a route into pancreatic cancer surveillance for those at inherited high-risk, to identify lesions before they develop into cancer and diagnose cancers sooner.</p><p>The most recent Faster Diagnosis Standard performance for upper gastrointestinal cancers, including oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, small bowel cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer and cancers of the biliary system, is 76% against the 75% standard for May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 30/07/2024 08:22:06 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1722799

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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: Misuse
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 admitted to hospital following a drug overdose in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>Information on hospital admissions is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes data on the number of admissions due to accidental and intentional poisoning by substance type. This information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2022-23" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2022-23</a></p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 01/08/2024 08:42:16 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon