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1785095

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date	17/03/2025
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: Medical Treatments
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 increase public preparedness for out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2025 answer text <p>To improve patients' survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the Government has committed to improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces, and to reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in September 2023, the Government approved a further £500,000 in August 2024 to fulfil existing applications to the fund.</p><p>As part of the application process, the Department has selected the Smarter Society as its independent partner to manage grant applications against requirements specified by the Department to ensure that resources are allocated to where there is the greatest need, for instance remote communities with extended ambulance response times, places with high footfall and high population densities, hotspots for cardiac arrest including sporting venues and venues with vulnerable people, and deprived areas.</p><p>NHS England is working with St John’s Ambulance on increasing the number of people in our communities who are confident in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillators. This includes a national network of Community Advocates to champion the importance of first aid, training 60,000 people that will help save up to 4,000 lives each year by 2028.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton question first answered 25/03/2025 17:36:38 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1785096

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Football: Racial Hatred
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of racial attacks in football game settings in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2025 answer text <p>The Government is determined to tackle hate crime across England and Wales, including offences that occur at football matches, and we are clear there is no place for racism in sport or society.</p><p>We have a robust legislative framework in place to respond to all forms of hate crime, including racial attacks. There is an expectation in law that anyone convicted of a hate crime offence linked to a football match will receive a football banning order, preventing them from attending all regulated football matches in England and Wales for a period of three to five years, or six to ten years if a custodial sentence is imposed.</p><p>We back the police in taking strong action against perpetrators of these appalling offences and we are continuing to fund the UK Football Policing Unit, which works in conjunction with the Government and the National Police Chiefs’ Council Football Lead (NPCC) to reduce all forms of violence, anti-social behaviour and disorder at football events involving UK football teams.</p><p>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on football-related disorder in England and Wales. This includes information on the number of matches with reported incidents of hate crimes relating to race. The latest available data, which covers the 2023 to 2024 season, can be found in table 11 of the supporting data tables to the Football-related arrests and banning orders publication on GOV.UK: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ebde5f7e1cc5c579ad5c52/football-related-arrests-banning-orders-2024-tables.ods" target="_blank">'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: 2023 to 2024 data tables'</a>.</p><p>The Government also works with sports bodies, including Sport England, UK Sport, and national governing bodies, to tackle racism and discrimination in sport, and we expect them to take robust action whenever it occurs.</p><p>Policing is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 25/03/2025 16:16:06 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1785097

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax breaks to employers who train apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2025 answer text <p>Employers of those under the age of 21 and apprentices under the age of 25 already receive 100% employer National Insurance relief on salaries up to £50,270.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/03/2025 15:00:39 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1785098

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in levels of footfall on high streets since 1 January 2025.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2025 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes weekly reports retail footfall traffic across the UK. This data can fluctuate due to factors such as seasonal trends, economic conditions and consumer confidence. Due to the highly volatile nature of the high-street footfall data the department does not estimate footfall trends on high streets. All ONS reports on real-time UK wide retail footfall for each week in 2025 can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/bulletins/economicactivityandsocialchangeintheukrealtimeindicators/previousreleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/bulletins/economicactivityandsocialchangeintheukrealtimeindicators/previousreleases</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 25/03/2025 17:54:51 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1785099

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
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	Horse Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce a national digital equine ID system.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	38565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2025 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine identification. We have no current plans to implement mandatory digital identification, but we remain in close touch with the industry to look at potential improvements to equine ID.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 24/03/2025 17:15:57 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1785100

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
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	Public Houses and Restaurants: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with local authorities of the potential merits of introducing a unified regime for the (a) licences, (b) permits and (c) certificates needed to operate (i) restaurants and (ii) pubs.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2025 answer text <p>Pubs and hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are constantly testing our planning, regulatory and licensing regimes to ensure they remain proportionate and don’t unnecessarily burden hospitality businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Our forthcoming Small Business Strategy will set out our plan for further supporting small businesses on the high street and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 27/03/2025 16:18:25 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1785101

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Systems: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of sharia courts in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member for Thirsk and Malton to my answer given on 18 December to Question 18879: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/18879" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/18879</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 24/03/2025 16:24:11 answering member 5204
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1785102

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34877 on Local Government: Reorganisation, for what reason Surrey’s unitary reorganisation has been placed on a quicker timetable than other two-tier areas.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2025 answer text <p>As set out in the letter sent to Surrey leaders inviting them to develop proposals for local government reorganisation, given the urgency of creating sustainable unitary local government for Surrey, the decision was taken to work towards reorganisation to the most ambitious timeframe possible. This will also enable Surrey to benefit from devolution as quickly as possible once new unitary local government is in place.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 26/03/2025 15:59:04 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1785103

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34860 on MHCLG: Greenpeace, and of 11 March 2025 to Question HL5100 on Community Relations, whether her Department’s decision not to engage with (a) Greenpeace, (b) XR and (c) Just Stop Oil is due to (i) her Department’s engagement principles or (b) other reasons.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2025 answer text <p>Decisions concerning who we engage with are carefully considered by government departments on a case by case basis. The government will only engage with organisations when it is in the public interest.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 21/03/2025 09:53:08 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1785104

registered interest
date	17/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 3 March 2025 on Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, HCWS487, to which Minister that group will report; and if the report will be laid before the House.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2025 answer text <p>The Terms of Reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group have now been published. The group will report to the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and provide advice to Ministers on appropriate and sensitive language to describe, understand and define unacceptable treatment, prejudice, discrimination and hate targeting Muslims or anyone who is perceived to be Muslim. Once the Government has reviewed this advice, it will consider its next steps.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 25/03/2025 16:57:14 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake