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1565765

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Scotland’s role in the defence and security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	902940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers have regular discussions with the Ministry of Defence on all matters relating to defence in Scotland.</p><p>This includes the critical role of our armed forces’ presence at our strategic bases in Scotland, RAF Lossiemouth and Faslane, which are vital to maintaining the security of the UK and our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont question first answered 11/01/2023 14:44:56 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1564748

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on renters reforms.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	119053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 17/01/2023 16:46:33 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564749

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Middle East: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on sanctions in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised sanctions in the Middle East in his conversations with his Saudi counterpart so far. However, officials at our Embassy in Riyadh discuss how to prevent destabilising activity in the Middle East regularly with their Saudi counterparts, including through the use of sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/01/2023 12:14:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564750

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Qatar on Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have not had specific discussions with Qatar on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). UKHSA regularly monitors the international epidemiology of MERS-CoV, carries out risk assessments to understand the risk of imported cases to the United Kingdom population and publishes detailed guidance on the management of possible cases of MERS-CoV.</p><p>UKHSA remains vigilant and closely monitors developments in the Middle East and in the rest of the world where new cases of MERS-CoV have emerged and continues to liaise with international colleagues through well-established relationships, to assess whether our recommendations need to change.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/01/2023 16:52:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564751

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Peru: Politics and Government
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 recent reports he has received on the number of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu region of Peru following the blocking of roads and suspension of train services during protests against the overthrow and arrest of President Castillo.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We continue to closely monitor recent political developments, public protests, and the potential impact of the ongoing political situation on British Nationals in Peru. Protests have caused disruption to air, road and rail transport, including travel to and from Machu Picchu. In December we were aware of a number of British Nationals, as well as tourists from other countries, who were unable to leave Machu Picchu for a period of time. Staff from the British Embassy Lima assisted the three British Nationals who requested help in December and are available to assist British Nationals who request help in light of ongoing disruption to travel in Peru.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/01/2023 12:16:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564752

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of smart motorways on (a) levels of congestion and (b) driver safety.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>National Highways produces annual smart motorways stocktake progress reports which cover the latest safety data and progress on delivering the 2020 Stocktake actions. National Highways published its <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnationalhighways.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fuivj2zem%2Fsmart-motorways-stocktake-second-year-2022.pdf__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!5wfacw1GmLJImTdapOKpoaRHpjXxjMDojXGkk35vFNpJZb4tpE9ulsZZQblI9kX0M3rrLUnEWk2uuzG5iaxdQYzBCBli4JQhEvjQ7aHeEQ%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Young%40dft.gov.uk%7C1aaaa7a58b1a48418b7708daf3b94c5d%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638090275434187047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y%2BAeWWKMI00tYUKhOVuZtzzCVe04qkHsaVo8eqayHEs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Smart motorways stocktake - Second year progress report 2022</a> in May 2022. The latest data (2016 to 2020) shows that shows that, overall, in terms of serious or fatal casualties, smart motorways are the safest roads on the Strategic Road Network. The next annual report is due to be published in Spring 2023.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways also produces Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports ‘one year after’ and ‘five years after’ the opening of a road scheme covering all scheme impacts, including journey time reliability and safety. Reports are published on the National Highways <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnationalhighways.co.uk%2Four-roads%2Fpost-opening-project-evaluation-pope-of-major-schemes%2F__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!5wfacw1GmLJImTdapOKpoaRHpjXxjMDojXGkk35vFNpJZb4tpE9ulsZZQblI9kX0M3rrLUnEWk2uuzG5iaxdQYzBCBli4JQhEvgRMXzQGQ%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Young%40dft.gov.uk%7C1aaaa7a58b1a48418b7708daf3b94c5d%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638090275434187047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gLrLcxApDZg1cno0scyzm%2BfFjBGoGDqImB7Jy99dHuo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:19:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564753

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Transport for London on (a) train, (b) rail and (c) bus strikes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), this includes action to mitigate TfL strikes. However, the Secretary of State for Transport is regularly updated on impacts of industrial action on passengers of the London Underground, rail and bus services.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/01/2023 10:14:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564754

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Ambulance 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 plans to take to respond to increasing demand for the Ambulance Service.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement provides an additional £3.3 billion in each of 2023/24 and 2024/25 to enable rapid action to improve urgent and emergency care performance towards pre-pandemic levels. The National Health Service is publishing recovery plans in the coming weeks to improve Category 2 ambulance response times to 30 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as announced on the 9 January, the Government is immediately making available an additional £50 million in capital funding to expand hospital discharge lounges and ambulance hubs. This will help with the increased demand on the ambulance service this winter by improving patient flow through hospitals and reducing handover delays.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 16:50:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564755

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Lung Cancer
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 trends in the rates of lung cancer in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, part of NHS Digital, collects data on all cancers diagnosed in England. The following figures are taken from the data tables of the National Statistics release of Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2020, published on 20 October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The number of new diagnoses of lung cancer in England for the five most recent years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Diagnosis year</p></td><td><p>Number of males</p></td><td><p>Number of females</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21,044</p></td><td><p>18,318</p></td><td><p>39,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20,677</p></td><td><p>19,006</p></td><td><p>39,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20,708</p></td><td><p>19,078</p></td><td><p>39,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20,897</p></td><td><p>19,419</p></td><td><p>40,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19,161</p></td><td><p>18,076</p></td><td><p>37,237</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/01/2023 16:13:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564756

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Borrowing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of Government borrowing in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Trends in the level of borrowing in the last five years reflect the UK dealing with the consequences of significant global shocks.</p><p> </p><p>By 2018-19, the Government had succeeded in reducing the deficit from the 2009-10 peak by four-fifths. However, following the actions taken during the pandemic, borrowing reached a post-war high in 2020-21. While it decreased in 2021-22, this still remained more than double the level seen in 2019-20. Borrowing is expected to increase this year as the Government has taken action to support families and businesses with their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>You can find recent borrowing figures in HM Treasury’s Autumn Statement 2022 document, found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118417/CCS1022065440-001_SECURE_HMT_Autumn_Statement_November_2022_Web_accessible__1_.pdf" target="_blank">AUTUMN STATEMENT 2022 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/01/2023 13:47:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon