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1535676

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date	25/10/2022
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	Australia: Security
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 diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure the security of Australia in the context of China's military presence in the Solomon Islands.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review (March 2021), the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Our close partnership with Australia is an important part of this, and we regularly discuss Indo-Pacific collaboration at senior official and Ministerial levels. The UK also works with Solomon Islands and our other partners across the Pacific to support peace and prosperity for the region.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/11/2022 17:50:05 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535677

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control
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 steps his Department is taking to help tackle the spread of Japanese knotweed.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government recognises the threats posed by invasive species, including Japanese knotweed, and has a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to tackle these threats.</p><p> </p><p>Japanese knotweed is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to allow the plant to escape or cause it to grow in the wild. HM Government has developed guidance on how to prevent the spread of Japanese knotweed and other harmful weeds, as well as how to treat and dispose of them, which can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fprevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca00853eea1a34e2b487d08da9cbb0b73%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637994624408567816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qKl2BqFtBW8CJhZmnQkeAh9enYmLhEGEL7QhvPQ4ivA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">How to stop invasive non-native plants from spreading - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra also continues to fund biocontrol research to tackle Japanese knotweed. It is hoped that this will provide a cost and time effective way of managing this species. This research has identified the psyllid (a sap-sucking insect), <em>Aphalari itadori,</em> as a biological control agent for tackling Japanese Knotweed. Information about the research can be found on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.invasive-species.org%2Fspecies%2Fjapanese-knotweed%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCaitlin.Drysdale%40defra.gov.uk%7Cbba109f94c5c48472da708da707ec566%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637945987017485353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aeXJnknvpjifW4%2B64fu%2FboPH9Bs%2BviasJto8cEGnHvY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">the Japanese Knotweed Alliance website.</a></p><p> </p><p>Local Action Groups, with support from HM Government, are actively involved in reducing and eradicating Japanese knotweed.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 02/11/2022 16:56:17 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535678

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of tax avoided through disguised remuneration schemes in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will take steps to ensure those tax bills are settled by people or companies that recommended, promoted and operated those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>HMRC estimates the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. Around £0.4 billion of this gap is estimated to relate to marketed avoidance schemes, including disguised remuneration (DR) schemes, in 2020-21. HMRC’s data shows that the vast majority of marketed avoidance scheme use relates to DR schemes.</p><p> </p><p>DR avoidance schemes seek to avoid tax that is due from those that use them, so action to counteract this involves a tax charge on the scheme user, rather than the promoter or enablers of such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Where the user was employed, HMRC will go to the employer to settle the tax due or collect the Loan Charge in the first instance. Where collection from an employer is not possible, such as when the employer no longer exists or is based offshore, HMRC considers other options to collect the tax due.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and HMRC are committed to tackling promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes. Legislation included in Finance Acts 2021 and 2022 strengthens and accelerates this power and other measures to tackle promoters and enablers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/11/2022 16:33:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535681

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2022, what steps he is taking to tackle safety concerns relating to the proposed legalisation of use of e-scooters on public roads.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Safety will always be a top priority as we consider options for regulating e-scooters. The Department is drawing on the helpful work of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, Warwick Manufacturing Group and groups representing blind and visually impaired people. No final decisions have been made and the Department will consult publicly before any new arrangements come into force.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the national evaluation of the e-scooter trials, we are continuing to gather wider evidence on the safety of e-scooters, including through DfT official statistics (such as STATS19), social behavioural research, as well as by following research conducted by external bodies. The findings report from the evaluation, and underlying datasets, will be published in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2022 14:10:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535688

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Dental Services: Edmonton
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 her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Edmonton.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 71181 question first answered 02/11/2022 12:01:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1535690

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Dental Services: Edmonton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS dentist provision in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Edmonton.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 71179 question first answered 02/11/2022 12:01:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1535693

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	General Practitioners: Edmonton
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 provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’, published in February 2022, stated the ambition to reduce patient backlogs for planned National Health Service treatments and the Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25. We made £520 million available to expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This was in addition to at least £1.5 billion announced in 2020 by 2024 which includes supporting increased workloads in general practitioner (GP) surgeries, including in Edmonton. In September 2022, ‘Our plan for patients’ announced measures to support GP practices increase access and manage workloads, such as the provision of 31,000 phone lines and funding to expand the staff roles working in general practice, including in Edmonton.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/11/2022 13:20:15 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1535694

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	General Practitioners: Edmonton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>On 22 September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which contains measures to assist people make an informed choice on their general practitioner (GP) practice, book an appointment more easily, benefit from more care options and increase the diversity of general practice teams. This aims to increase the availability of appointment types, such as face-to-face, in England, including in Edmonton.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s guidance states that GP practices must provide face to face appointments and remote consultations and should respect preferences for face-to-face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary.  While remote consultations can provide additional choice, flexibility and convenience for patients, this is not suitable for all patients or in all circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/11/2022 15:19:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1535695

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Social Services: Edmonton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities have a responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to ensure that the care needs of the local population are met.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 69880 69892 question first answered 02/11/2022 13:31:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1535696

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	NHS: Edmonton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Edmonton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	71187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Edmonton.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/11/2022 12:52:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor