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418919

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date	15/09/2015
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	Avian Influenza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many avian influenza outbreaks there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>There were no outbreaks of avian influenza in Great Britain in 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014, there was one case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2015, there have been two cases of avian influenza: one low severity H7N7 case in Hampshire and one highly pathogenic H7N7 case in Lancashire. The two cases were not linked.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has not been an outbreak of avian influenza in Northern Ireland in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2015 14:46:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418928

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Turkey: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Turkish government on achieving a truce between Turkish armed forces and Kurdish militants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>We have made clear, in our communication with the Turkish Government, the importance of finding a way back to the peace process, in the interests of Turkey and the wider region. The UK condemns the PKK’s ( Kurdistan Workers' Party) recent attacks in Turkey, as we condemn all terrorism. Our thoughts are with the families of those killed. We have called on the PKK to cease this violence. I raised these issues in a meeting with my Turkish counterpart on 14 August, and in my statement on 9 September. I also made these points to the co-chair of the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party), Selahattin Demirtaş, on 25 August.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/09/2015 14:07:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418929

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	North Korea: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) UN and (b) South Korean government on human right abuses in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We regularly discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) appalling human rights record with close allies and partners. In August, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), met the Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister, Yun Byung-se, in Seoul for a wide-ranging dialogue. This included discussion of how the UK and the Republic of Korea could work together to improve the DPRK’s human rights record. In September, I travelled to the UN in Geneva. During this visit, I met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad, and raised the human rights situation in the DPRK. While in Geneva, I also addressed the UN Human Rights Council, where I set out the Government’s particular concerns in the DPRK.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/09/2015 14:42:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418932

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	2,4-dinitrophenol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died after taking dinitrophenol in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/09/2015 09:57:03 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ10264.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Dinitrophenal Death
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418933

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce and (b) monitor the sale of prescription drugs on the internet.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, all categories of medicines may be traded online legally but in the case of prescription only medicines (POM) and pharmacy (P) medicines, these may only be sold or supplied to the public through registered pharmacy premises (by or under the supervision of a pharmacist). Additionally, POMs may only be supplied in response to a prescription from an authorised healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A UK registered pharmacy may have a presence on the internet; however the requirements of legislation apply equally to both UK internet pharmacies and bricks-and-mortar premises.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) monitors the internet for websites operating outside legal requirements and, in collaboration with Internet Service Providers, takes steps to close down sites both in the UK and abroad. The MHRA has closed down 1,973 websites (including those based overseas) during 2015 alone and brought into compliance many others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The illegal sale and supply of medicines via Internet poses considerable risks to UK patients but this is in essence a global problem and the MHRA is working with other regulators, law enforcement authorities and Government Departments within the UK, European Union and elsewhere to address the complex issues involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/09/2015 14:47:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418935

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the development and use of progesterone and tamoxifen to treat breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research into the use of progesterone in combination with tamoxifen for the treatment of breast cancer is still at an early stage and has not yet been trialled in humans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/09/2015 14:41:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418940

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides to people addicted to legal highs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The dependence-forming potential of many new psychoactive substances (NPS) is still largely unknown, and the number of people attending specialist drug treatment services is relatively small. If users need help, it will more likely be because they have acute NPS-related problems (eg, agitation, palpitations, seizures) and they will probably first present at accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing drug treatment needs in their local areas and providing services to meet that need. This includes determining the scale of NPS use and harm in their areas and ensuring there are services to tackle that harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in their work of assessing need and planning services, by improving data, intelligence and information sharing systems, to ensure prevention and treatment are as effective as they can be in the changing NPS market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE has produced an NPS toolkit for substance misuse commissioners which gives a broad overview of the challenges from NPS and provides commissioners with resources and advice to inform their work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE has also supported Project NEPTUNE, which is producing detailed and practical clinical guidance and tools for A&amp;E, drug treatment and other services that deal with people who have NPS problems.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/09/2015 14:54:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418946

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cardiovascular System: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to provide renal denervation for the treatment of high blood pressure on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England’s Clinical Commissioning Policy Statement <em>Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension</em>, published in April 2013, states that NHS England does not routinely commission renal denervation as a treatment for resistant hypertension.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/09/2015 14:59:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418959

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of legal highs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Psychoactive Substances Bill, introducing a blanket ban on the supply of psychoactive substances, was introduced before the House of Commons on 21 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/09/2015 14:48:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418960

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to control the sale of legal highs on the internet.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Psychoactive Substances Bill before the House on 21 July 2015. This legislation, which makes the sale, import,distribution or manufacture of Psychoactive substances a criminal offence, will apply to both online and offline markets.</p><p>The National Crime Agency and the police routinely monitor the unlawful sales of psychoactive substances and take robust action to close UK-based websites where they are found to be committing offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Considerable illegal activity also takes place on the internet outside of UK jurisdiction and we will continue to work with international partners to develop an effective response to the supply of controlled drugs and to react swiftly to emerging threats.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/09/2015 10:01:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon