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1506151

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Silicosis
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 (a) diagnoses of and (b) deaths from silicosis there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Data on the diagnoses of, and deaths due to, silicosis is collected by the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for National Statistics. ‘Silicosis and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis statistics in Great Britain, contains the latest data of the estimated number of new cases and the number of recorded deaths</p><p> </p><p>2016: 16 diagnoses and 11 deaths.</p><p>2017: 12 diagnoses and 8 deaths.</p><p>2018: 24 diagnoses and 11 deaths.</p><p>2019: 27 diagnoses and 12 deaths.</p><p>2020: 17 diagnoses and 10 deaths</p><p> </p><p>The number of cases for 2020 is likely to have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. There are typically between 10 and 20 annual deaths in recent years, with an average of 12 per year over the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 10:42:55 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506152

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Silicosis: 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, whether her Department has had recent discussions with industry representatives on (a) the impact of and (b) new technologies to reduce the number of cases of silicosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. There have been no recent discussions with industry representatives on the impact of new technologies to reduce the number of cases of silicosis. The Health and Safety Executive has produced guidance for employees to prevent lung disease caused by exposure to silica at work, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 49655 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:05:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506153

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Silicosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the number of (a) diagnoses of and (b) deaths from silicosis in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. There have been no recent discussions with industry representatives on the impact of new technologies to reduce the number of cases of silicosis. The Health and Safety Executive has produced guidance for employees to prevent lung disease caused by exposure to silica at work, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 49654 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:05:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506154

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Silicosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to include silicosis as a notifiable disease under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 provide public health protection in England and place a statutory duty to notify the appropriate authority of certain infectious diseases and causative agents, such as COVID-19. This enables prompt investigation, risk assessment and response by specified bodies to cases of infectious disease or contamination that pose a significant risk to human health. <br>Silicosis is not an infectious disease or causative agent which presents or could present significant harm to human health. Therefore, it cannot be included under Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations, as the powers are limited in accordance with the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. Instead, it is associated with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The Health and Safety Executive recommend health surveillance should be considered for workers involved in high-risk occupations, such as construction and foundry work.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 22/09/2022 14:35:02 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506155

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is still his Department's policy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood will lead a rapid review of the Government’s approach to net zero, so that it delivers its target in a way that is pro-business and pro-growth.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:14:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506156

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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: 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, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the potential closure of clinical trial units for cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The clinical trial units are not closing.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/10/2022 16:25:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506157

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Ukraine: Human Trafficking
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 steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help ensure that vulnerable Ukrainian women and children are not trafficked into (a) sex slavery and (b) domestic servitude in (i) the UAE and (ii) in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the crime of human trafficking. In Ukraine, as well as other countries currently hosting millions of refugees from Ukraine, we are working closely with delivery partners to protect the most vulnerable from the dangers of modern slavery. The UK has pledged £220 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the region, with a focus on protecting the most vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls. We are providing life-saving assistance, including targeted gender-based violence services, legal support and crisis accommodation to help tackle safeguarding concerns and trafficking risks.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/09/2022 15:00:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506158

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Long Covid: 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 estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women under the age of 30 who suffer from long covid.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made. The Department uses estimates provided by the Office for National Statistics on the prevalence of ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 infection in the United Kingdom. Estimates are based on the self-reporting of ongoing symptoms by study participants rather than a clinical diagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/09/2022 16:16:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506159

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Water Supply
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 estimate he has made of the effect of hot weather in July and August 2022 on the availability of water in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2022 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) keeps a close eye on the water situation in England and continues to work with water companies and other abstractors to monitor water resources to inform how much water is available.</p><p> </p><p>Water availability has been significantly affected by the current drought.</p><p> </p><p>During warm dry weather, demand for water also increases. It is largely due to increases in outdoor domestic water use. In the 2018 drought, a study across 15 water companies found companies experienced peak demands of between 120 per cent and 250 per cent above the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>Essential water supplies remain secure, but water company supply is deteriorating, particularly for South West Water, Yorkshire Water and Severn Trent Water. Average rainfall over the autumn and winter is needed to replenish rivers, lakes, groundwaters and reservoirs to normal levels by the spring and prevent further environmental degradation.</p><p> </p><p>EA monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwater-situation-national-monthly-reports-for-england-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGovernment.Relations%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7Cf13954925b2941ea654f08da956c3231%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637986589167060662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zhXYDs4K1ctTpE3c1XRStrftftO8%2FeRWNh%2BD3fCT%2FHc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Water situation: national monthly reports for England 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/10/2022 08:20:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506160

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Construction: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the independent review of the construction products testing regime will be (a) completed and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The department commissioned an Independent Review of the system for testing construction products. The review looks to examine how to strengthen the current system for testing construction products to provide confidence that these materials are safe and perform as marketed. This is a complex area and good progress has been made. We expect to publish the review shortly, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/09/2022 08:27:18 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon