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1642095

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. In England, provision of healthcare for diabetes is the responsibility of NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:35:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642098

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have been a recipient of a donated heart in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of people who have been a recipient of a donated heart by a deceased donor in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organ transplants</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/06/2023 16:32:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642099

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Ophthalmology: Waiting Lists
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 to reduce waiting lists for eye treatment and surgery.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Health in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>In England, cutting waiting lists is one of this Government’s top priorities. We are making good progress on tackling the longest waits, to ensure patients get the care they need when they need it, including for eye treatment and surgery.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service had ambitions to eliminate waits of 18 months or more by April 2023. Thanks to the incredible work of NHS staff, official NHS England statistics show by April 2023 the total number of patients waiting more than 18 months was 10,737; a reduction of over 91% from the peak of almost 125,000 in September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help tackle waiting lists across all specialisms. This is supported by £5.9 billion investment in new beds, equipment and technology.</p><p>The NHS is also rolling out new and expanded surgical hubs to increase capacity and activity, focusing on providing high volume, low complexity surgery such as ophthalmology. There are currently 93 operational elective surgical hubs across England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 15:38:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642100

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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 Diseases
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 to help reduce lung and respiratory-related deaths in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has established a national respiratory programme to develop a clear approach, in partnership with its partners, to improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease and meet the Long Term Plan ambitions. In addition, the Major Conditions Strategy will cover treatment and prevention for chronic respiratory diseases and seeking input, through our Call for Evidence, from stakeholders, citizens and the NHS to identify actions that will have the most impact.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:30:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642105

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Department for Business and Trade: Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of the Government of Taiwan in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Elizabeth Truss
uin	187961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan but a strong, unofficial relationship, based on deep and growing ties in a wide range of areas, underpinned by shared democratic values.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade has had discussions with representatives of the Taiwan administration in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/06/2023 13:16:49 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss

1642110

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of the Government of Taiwan in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Elizabeth Truss
uin	187966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan but a strong, unofficial relationship, based on deep and growing ties in a wide range of areas, underpinned by shared democratic values.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was newly created on 7 February 2023, and the Department has since had discussions with representatives of the Taiwan administration.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/06/2023 07:54:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss

1642118

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Afghanistan Veterans' Fund at achieving its objectives.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>In September 2021, the Government announced that Armed Forces charities would receive £5 million in additional funding to support veterans, including those who may be struggling following events in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a full qualitative and quantitative analysis of this funding will be undertaken by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT), who have administered this on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, at the appropriate time, the AFCFT has already seen positive impacts during their mid-programmes reviews.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/06/2023 09:17:57 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1642120

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the School staff instructor grant for schools with a Combined Cadet Force.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Funding for School Staff Instructors (SSI) was introduced to help support the sustainability of cadet units in schools, assist with the growth of cadet numbers, and support the Government’s ambition of having 60,000 cadets in school cadet units.</p><p>The Department has not made a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of this element of the Government’s support for Combined Cadet Forces. In April 2022, the Ministry of Defence ‘Sponsored Cadet Forces’ statistics showed that there was an increase of 23% in adult volunteers and a 10% increase in the number of Cadets on Combined Cadet Forces in the year in which SSI funding was introduced. These statistics are available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1077952/OS_MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1077952/OS_MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2022.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/06/2023 16:25:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1642129

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Incontinence
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 potential impact of the use of value-based procurement by (a) NHS and (b) social care services in purchasing incontinence products on (i) patient quality of life and (ii) health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	188100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government's new Medical Technology Strategy, published in February 2023, commits to developing an environment that supports the understanding and delivery of value for money and affordability. Within the strategy, incontinence products have been identified as one area of focus. The Department will work with clinicians to review, assess and categorise similar products to lay the foundations for value based procurement. This assessment of products will be shared with NHS Supply Chain and other organisations involved in the purchase of incontinence products.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 15:56:24 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1642146

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free school meals to all families receiving Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	187978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, the number of pupils receiving a free school meal (FSM) has increased by more than two million. This increase in provision is due to the introduction of Universal Infant Free School Meals and protections put in place as benefit recipients move across to Universal Credit. Over a third of pupils in England now receive FSM, compared with one in six in 2010.</p><p>The Department believes that the current eligibility threshold level, which enables pupils in low income households to benefit from FSM while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one. The Department does not have plans to change the current eligibility conditions for FSM. The Department continues to keep eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. The Department also continues to monitor the consequences of the rising cost of living and is working with other Government Departments to provide support to disadvantaged families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/06/2023 16:28:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery