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1612211

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date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to support people with gambling addictions; and whether the review of the Gambling Act 2007 has taken place.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that while millions of people gamble without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences.</p><p>We recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-stakes-gambling-reform-for-the-digital-age" target="_blank">a white paper following our Review of the Gambling Act 2005</a>. The paper introduces a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new player protection checks, a stake limit for online slots games, improvements to consumer redress and a statutory levy on operators to fund research, education and treatment.</p><p>We will work with the Gambling Commission and other stakeholders to bring these measures into force at the earliest possible opportunity, and where further consultations are necessary, our aim is to publish them as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/06/2023 14:42:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612212

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	General Practitioners: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Department of Health NI on doctors in that country returning to full-time face-to-face appointments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>Health is devolved in Northern Ireland and this is therefore a matter for the devolved administration.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2023 16:37:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612213

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Older People and Vulnerable Adults
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with energy providers on treating elderly and vulnerable customers with care.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Energy policy is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, which has a separate regulator and supply market from Great Britain, so the UK Government does not routinely have discussions with suppliers in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with suppliers in Great Britain to discuss a range of issues. Independent regulator Ofgem require energy suppliers to support vulnerable customers and the provision of additional services through a Priority Services Register. Ofgem monitors compliance with their rules protecting vulnerable consumers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 27/04/2023 15:46:33 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612214

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support first time buyers with attaining mortgages.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to making the aspiration of homeownership a reality for as many households as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government operates a range of schemes that aim to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households, including first-time buyers, and stimulate economic growth. This includes the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which is open until the end of 2023. The Government also helps first-time buyers to save for a deposit through the Lifetime ISA and Help to Buy: ISA.</p><p> </p><p>Over 829,000 households have been helped to purchase a home since Spring 2010 through Government-backed schemes, with the annual number of first-time buyers at a 20-year high in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/04/2023 13:08:59 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612215

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Statues: Parliament Square
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the police on the steps it has taken following the disruption caused around the Sir Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary holds regular meetings with the Metropolitan Police Service to discuss a range of matters including protest activity and the police’s response to a range of events.</p><p>The management of public protests which includes the disruption in Parliament Square in November 2022, is as an operational matter for the police.</p><p>Ministers are unable to intervene in individual cases or in operational decisions made by the police. To do so would undermine the principle that the police are operationally independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/04/2023 09:25:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612216

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that new visa waiver schemes do not discourage visitors to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>To strengthen the security of the UK border, the Government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for those passengers visiting the UK or transiting through the UK who do not currently need a visa for short stays and do not have any other immigration status prior to travelling. This is similar in nature to the US ‘ESTA’ and the EU’s ETIAS which will also be shortly introduced.</p><p>As is currently the case, individuals arriving in the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, will need to continue to enter in line with the UK’s immigration framework, including the requirement to obtain an ETA when it is introduced. However, currently, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within the Common Travel Area, with no immigration controls whatsoever on the land border.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure the ETA requirement is communicated effectively to help mitigate against any risk of it being seen as a barrier to cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/04/2023 12:39:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612217

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Tourists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport's decision to not introduce a travel cap for travellers during Christmas 2022 on the level of tourists entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow airport had a successful Christmas 2022. According to CAA Airport Data, Heathrow handled just under 6 million passengers throughout the month of December 2022, approximately 89% of the number of passengers in December 2019. Decisions on passenger capacity are the responsibility of airports and so in this case is a decision for Heathrow Airport Limited.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/04/2023 14:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612218

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cost fuel on the level of car sales in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>While the Department does monitor electricity cost variation and the impact on electric vehicle uptake, through the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, no such recent assessment has been made by the Department of the cost of fuel and the impact on car sales.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/04/2023 09:11:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612219

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	NHS: Chronic Illnesses
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 is taking to support members of the NHS workforce affected by long-term illness.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>NHS England have developed a range of support for National Health Service staff who are suffering from long-term illness, including access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing services, local Employee Assistance programmes and a range of health and wellbeing offers through the national support programme.</p><p>NHS England have published a ‘Growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Together’ strategy. The strategy sets out a roadmap for the NHS and partner organisations to work together to develop and invest in Occupational health and wellbeing services for NHS staff over the next five years.</p><p>NHS Employers have also published a range of guidance for managers on how to support employees with long-term health conditions, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/long-term-health-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/long-term-health-conditions</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2023 16:39:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612220

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Accident and Emergency Departments
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 is taking to support A&E departments in delivering essential services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>To support accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments in delivering essential services, NHS England has published the Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care Services, which aims to deliver one of the fastest and longest-sustained improvements in emergency waiting times in the National Health Service’s history. This includes bringing down A&amp;E wait times significantly over the next year, and down towards pre-pandemic levels within two years.</p><p>This plan will deliver 5,000 more staffed, permanent beds this year compared to 2022/23 plans, alongside 800 new ambulances, backed by £1 billion of dedicated funding.</p><p>The plan also sets out making greater use of virtual wards, with an extra 3,000 virtual ward beds, to provide over 10,000 in total by this autumn.</p><p>Same Day Emergency Care services will also be in place across every hospital with a major emergency department. This is alongside expanding and better joining up health and care outside hospital, including by scaling urgent community response, frailty and falls services across the whole country, helping to reduce attendances at A&amp;E.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2023 10:40:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon