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1347253

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date	15/07/2021
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	Developing Countries: Remittances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK is on target to reach UN Sustainable Development Goal 10C of reducing the transaction costs of migrant remittances to less than 3 per cent by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	34028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>According to the World Bank's data on remittances, the cost of sending £150 and £360 from the UK was 6.44% and 4.69% in Q1 2021. Transfer costs vary considerably depending on the recipient country and payment instrument. For example, the cost of sending £120 from the UK by debit/credit card was about half (4.88%) of the cost of using cash (9.54%) in 2020.</p><p>Significant barriers to reduce the transaction costs of sending remittances from the UK to reach the SDG target remain which is why we look to address these barriers collaboratively across-government and internationally to address the constraints in the UK and in recipient countries.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/07/2021 11:52:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1347254

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Developing Countries: Remittances
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing international remittance costs to support developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	34029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>According to the World Bank, cutting the cost of sending remittances by 5 percent could save senders and receivers up to $16 billion a year. These are potential savings that can augment the benefits of remittances to households and recipient countries. For households, it can be used to supplement their income, financial inclusivity, education, health, and investments. At macro level, remittances can increase the volume of capital flowing to low- and middle- income countries, improve their credit worthiness and increase their liquidity.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/07/2021 13:11:45 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1347255

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its plans for alternative student finance for students whose religion prohibits them from taking out a student loan payment.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	34011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The government has been considering Alternative Student Finance carefully, alongside its other priorities, as it concludes the Post-18 Review of Education and Funding and responds to the detailed recommendations of the independent panel chaired by Sir Philip Augar.</p><p>We will provide an update on this matter when we conclude the Post-18 Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/07/2021 10:55:15 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1347256

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Nepal: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to recent calls to the international community from the Prime Minister of Nepal, if he will commit to leading on getting 40 million vaccine doses to Nepal in the coming months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK's G7 Presidency in June championed equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics and confirmed the UK will share 100 million vaccines over the next year, 30 million of those by the end of 2021. We are currently reviewing which countries will receive donations, though at least 80% of the vaccines shared will go to COVAX. The UK is a leading donor to COVAX, the multilateral mechanism set up to support international co-operation on vaccines, having committed £548 million to the scheme. COVAX has delivered over 1,800,000 doses to Nepal so far with further tranches on the way. COVAX remains best-placed to allocate vaccines to where they will be most effective. As shareholders and contributors to both the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the UK has also pushed hard for multilateral organisations to provide finance to countries for vaccine procurement, including Nepal. The World Bank has now made at least $75 million available to the Government of Nepal for that purpose; a further $165 million will soon be proposed to the board of the Asian Development Bank, which the UK will also support.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/07/2021 12:40:28 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347257

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Cancer: Aspirin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to a review undertaken by academics at Cardiff University, what assessment has he made of the implications for his policies of findings that cancer patients who take aspirin as part of their treatment could reduce their risk of death by 20 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/07/2021 10:25:02 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347258

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether his Department plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures required by intensive care units; and what assessment he has made of the provisions required to minimise the risk of hospital-acquired infections once the covid-19 outbreak has subsided; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no specific plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures in intensive care units (ITU). However, as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and in the ‘UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024’, there is a commitment to publish a National Infection Prevention Manual for England that will contain guidelines for infection prevention and control best practice across healthcare settings. All National Health Service providers will be expected to deliver care to the standards outlined in this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/07/2021 10:39:39 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347259

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Agriculture: Fruit and Vegetables
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 make it his policy to raise awareness of more environmental ways of growing fruit and vegetables.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Defra supports environmentally friendly farming, including the growing of the UK’s delicious fruits and vegetables, through numerous routes. This includes working with LEAF (Linking the Environment and Farming), the organic sector and CFE (Championing the Farmed Environment). 45% of all UK produced fruit and vegetables are LEAF Marqued, which means they are grown to high environmental standards using integrated farm management techniques.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing three schemes that reward the delivery of environmental benefits: the Sustainable Farming Incentive, the Local Nature Recovery scheme and the Landscape Recovery scheme. The schemes aim to pay land managers for the delivery of public goods as they undertake sustainable farming practices, improve animal health and welfare, reduce carbon emissions, create and preserve habitat, and make landscape-scale environmental changes.</p><p> </p><p>Our communications and engagement teams work in partnership to raise awareness of these new schemes, and encourage farmers to consider existing ones like Countryside Stewardship where appropriate. Our combined activity includes Q&amp;A webinars, attendance and presentations at agricultural shows, our Future Farming blog, and physical communications products like our Farming is Changing leaflet.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/07/2021 12:36:13 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347260

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	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, whether NICE plans to broaden its application of the non-reference discount rate to the single technology appraisal pathway.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) standard methodology is to apply a discount rate of 3.5% but NICE’s committees have flexibility to apply a non-reference discount rate of 1.5% in defined exceptional circumstances. NICE has explored whether there is a case for changing the approach to discounting in the development of its technology appraisal recommendations as part of the ongoing methods and processes review. NICE expects to consult on a draft programme in the summer, with implementation of the changes from early 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2021 14:31:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347261

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	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 work with NICE to help ensure that its committees (a) adequality consider and (b) are accountable to patient testimony.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes it uses in developing its guidance. Patients are represented on NICE’s committees and patient groups are able to register as stakeholders in the development of guidance and comment on its recommendations. NICE is currently reviewing its methods and processes for developing recommendations on new technologies, including its processes for patient involvement.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2021 14:25:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1347262

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Hospitals: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) eleventh survey of RCP members and fellows that 27 per cent of consultants expect to retire in the next three years and many within the next 18 months, whether the NHS has a plan in place to prevent staff shortages.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>In April 2021 there were over 4,000 more doctors working in hospital and community health service settings compared to April 2020. This includes almost 1,500 more consultants and around 2,200 more doctors in training. We have increased the number of medical school places by 1,500 over recent years, opening five new medical schools across the country. NHS England and NHS Improvement are leading work on retaining our current medical workforce including supporting groups who may be more likely to leave following COVID-19 through the Generational retention programme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/07/2021 11:38:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon