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530725

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to encourage the level of (a) public transport use and (b) cycling in (i) Northern Ireland and (b) other constituent parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>UK Government projects such as the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, the recently announced Access Fund and the Cycling, Walking Investment Strategy demonstrate the government’s commitment to supporting sustainable travel initiatives which support local economies, boost economic growth and cut carbon emissions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Devolution settlements provide the funding and the powers to enable the respective governments to decide on appropriate infrastructure investment in their administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/07/2016 11:18:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

530726

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on proposals to reduce air passenger duty on short to medium haul flights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. Decisions on taxation, including Air Passenger Duty, are of course a matter for HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/07/2016 11:19:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529238

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the projected increase in defence expenditure during the current Parliament his Department expects to spend on (a) equipment and (b) the maintenance of equipment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>As a result of the increase in the Defence Budget following the Spending Round, the rigorous efficiency programme being pursued by the Ministry of Defence and the uplift from the Joint Security Fund, our planned spend on equipment acquisition and support has risen from £166 billion to £178 billion over the ten years of the forward programme. The annual breakdown of the Equipment Plan 2016 will be published in the autumn and will detail the expenditure over this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2016 15:06:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529274

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the use of seed brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>No such discussions have taken place between Ministers of the Department and clinical bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Brachytherapy is the delivery of radiotherapy using sealed sources (sometimes described as seeds) which are placed close to the site that is to be treated. <em>Prostate cancer: diagnosis and management</em>, updated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2014, sets out a range of treatment options for prostate cancer, including brachytherapy. The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg175/resources/prostate-cancer-diagnosis-and-management-35109753913285" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg175/resources/prostate-cancer-diagnosis-and-management-35109753913285</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions radiotherapy treatment, including brachytherapy, nationally, as part of its remit to deliver specialised services. NHS England’s <em>Brachytherapy and Molecular Radiotherapy service specification</em> sets out what providers must have in place in order to offer high quality treatment and care for these specialised forms of radiotherapy. The specification can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b01-brachytpy-molecular-radio.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b01-brachytpy-molecular-radio.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/07/2016 10:26:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529275

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diarrhoea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Travellers' diarrhoea there have been in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to advise people travelling about potential medications for that condition.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Diarrhoea can be caused by a number of organisms, viruses, bacteria and protozoa and in up to 40% of cases, the causative organism is not identified.</p><p> </p><p>It is therefore usual to report a basket of organisms of specific concern. Salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, giardia and cryptosporidium are the main causes of gastrointestinal (GI) illness in travellers. These infections can sometimes be caught during travel abroad and known as traveller’s diarrhoea (TD).</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England does not hold data on TD caused by viruses as viral GI illness is usually short lived and commonly resolved at home therefore no testing is carried out.</p><p> </p><p>Travellers seeking advice on the management of TD are directed to the National Travel Health Network and Centre website. This is available free of charge to all travellers and each country page has general information including a link to food and water hygiene advice for all travellers to that country.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/07/2016 16:09:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529276

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
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) support the provision of and (b) increase the uptake of weight-loss surgery.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>It is for clinicians to decide when bariatric surgery is appropriate based on the need of the patient and in line with appropriate guidance, including that issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/07/2016 16:19:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529277

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the potential merits of weight-loss surgery in preventing diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/07/2016 10:23:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529286

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of slavery have been reported in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of potential victims of human trafficking or modern slavery who were referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in the UK between 2011 and 2015.</p><p>The NRM is the UK’s identification and support mechanism for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of potential victims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,266</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A breakdown of referrals is available from published NRM statistics on the National Crime Agency website and can be found here: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2016 14:45:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

529290

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Insurance: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for insurance fraud in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/07/2016 12:22:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

528896

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
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	Bahrain: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to engage the Bahraini monarchy to ensure that freedom of religion and belief is promoted and upheld.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	41317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>We regularly discuss freedom of religion and belief with the highest levels of the Government of Bahrain. I did so most recently on 2 June when I met with the Bahraini Foreign Minister at the biannual UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group meeting.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/07/2016 11:53:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon