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1671694

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date	21/11/2023
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	Dairy Farming: Skilled Workers
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 he is taking to ensure access to skilled labour in the dairy farming sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>We appreciate the importance of skilled labour to our domestic food producers, including the dairy sector. To help support the issue of labour shortages, the Government commissioned John Shropshire to carry out an independent review which considered how automation, domestic labour and migrant labour can contribute to tackling labour shortages in the food supply chain. The report was published in June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Response will consider all ten of the recommendations made in John Shropshire’s Review, covering the four themes of Recruitment &amp; Retention, Skills, Data, and Automation. The Government Response will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Skilled Worker visa route is open to all nationals who wish to come to the UK for the purpose of working in a skilled job they have been offered. The Government have broadened the skill and salary thresholds to include medium skilled jobs and the route now covers 60% of jobs in the economy. This strikes an appropriate balance between allowing employers access to the skills our economy needs and encouraging investment in the resident workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to work closely with our dairy and other agricultural sectors and across government, to make sure that the workforce requirements for food and farming are understood.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/11/2023 12:21:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671695

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted for TV licence evasion in Strangford constituency in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 29/11/2023 09:46:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671696

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Food: Inflation
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 food inflation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Tackling inflation is this Government’s number one priority, with a plan to more than halve inflation this year, and we are monitoring all key agricultural commodities so that we can work with the food industry to address the challenges they face.</p><p> </p><p>The Government monitors consumer food prices using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). October 2023 CPI food price inflation reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was 10.1%, down from 12.1% in September 2023 and the lowest figure since June 2022. Overall CPI inflation dropped to 4.6% in October from 6.7% in September 2023. This is now under half the overall rate recorded by ONS at the start of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Consumer food prices depend on a range of factors including agri-food import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs, and Sterling exchange rates. Some of these factors are influenced by our trading arrangements with other countries.</p><p> </p><p>Through regular engagement, Defra will continue to work with food retailers and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. For example, by maintaining value ranges, price matching and price freezing measures. Some retailers have also introduced incentives for customers, such as new reward cards offering discounts on products or ‘cashback’ on future purchases, and a number of stores are also offering meal deals either in store or within their cafes to help vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/11/2023 16:46:31 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671697

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the transition to fully electric taxi fleets in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Taxi policy is a devolved matter in all UK nations. However, the UK Government provides Plug in Vehicle Grants to support the transition to zero emission vehicles across the UK. These include a number of harder to transition vehicles including taxis, wheelchair accessible vehicles and vans. The eligibility for these grants is based on the vehicle design and capability. All grants are kept under continual review to ensure the best value for taxpayer's money.</p><p> </p><p>Some local authorities in the devolved administrations may have received money to support chargepoint installation through the Levelling Up Fund, such as in Northern Ireland, which received £3 million towards the upgrade of the electric vehicle charging network.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/11/2023 16:16:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671698

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Liver Cancer
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 she is taking to help reduce rates of liver cancer in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department is supporting the National Health Service to reduce rates of liver cancer in England through NHS England providing support to the NHS to help patients live healthier lives, improve early diagnosis, and develop new treatments.</p><p>Improving early cancer diagnosis is a priority. The NHS is working towards the NHS Long Term Plan ambition of diagnosing 75% of stageable cancers at stage 1 and 2 by 2028, meaning 55,000 more people each year will survive their cancer at least five years after diagnosis. To deliver this, the Department is driving faster roll-out of additional diagnostic capacity, establishing 123 community diagnostic centres (CDCs), with capacity prioritised for cancer. NHS cancer standards will also be reformed with the support of clinicians to speed up diagnosis for patients. In addition, the NHS-Galleri Trial is looking into the use of a new blood test to see if it can help the NHS to detect cancer early when used alongside existing cancer screening, including liver cancers.</p><p>The NHS’s Core20PLUS5 programme is a national intervention which aims to provide the best treatment and care for patients and tackling health disparities. The Government’s Major Conditions Strategy, focused on six major groups of conditions, including cancers, will apply a geographical lens to address regional disparities in health outcomes and improve healthy life expectancy.</p><p>The Department has also committed support to the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, which targets cancers with stubbornly poor survival rates. This partnership focuses on liver, pancreas, lung, brain, oesophagus and stomach cancers, raising awareness of these less survivable cancers so more people understand their symptoms and go to see their GP if they have concerns.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/11/2023 16:45:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671699

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Cancer: Smoking
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 she is taking to encourage regular cancer check-ups for people who smoke.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>On 26 June 2023, we announced the roll out of a National Targeted Lung Cancer Screening Programme in England accepting the recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee. The programme invites those between 55 and 74 years old, with a history of smoking who are deemed at high risk for lung cancer for a low dose computerised tomography scan.</p><p>When fully rolled out in 2030, this programme will detect around 9,000 cancers earlier each year.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/11/2023 16:07:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671700

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has for use of the Galleri blood test in cancer testing and diagnosis across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The NHS-Galleri Trial is looking into the use of a new blood test to see if it can help the National Health Service to detect cancer early when used alongside existing cancer screening. The trial has now recruited the target of 140,000 participants and interim results are expected in spring or summer 2024. If the trial is successful, the NHS has committed to rolling out up to one million Galleri tests in 2024 and 2025 as part of an interim implementation pilot. The clinical trial is currently planned to conclude in 2025 with results expected in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/11/2023 15:56:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671701

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Gatwick Airport on the proposed use of its emergency runway for routine flights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>No recent discussions have been held with Gatwick Airport representatives on proposals for the regular use of its emergency runway. Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning system I am unable to comment further.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 28/11/2023 14:46:36 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671702

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Travel: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to regulate the use of additional charges (a) on travel booking sites and (b) by (i) airlines and (ii) travel companies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government consulted on options for how additional fees and so-called drip pricing should be regulated.</p><p>Following assessment of the consultation responses, the Government announced in the Autumn Statement that it will be introducing new measures to tackle drip pricing. Further details will be provided in the Government's formal response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/11/2023 11:36:28 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671703

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Moorland: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help reduce the risk of wildfires breaking out on moorland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra is a key stakeholder in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffireengland.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2021-12%2F211220%2520Wildfire%2520Framework%2520for%2520England.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C34f7817fbac24353002308dbecde267d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364211088810547%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7FJc0PuJA1kW5HUmZ%2F3i9fU7BT3%2BkgZq3b3P4NBTZ1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Wildfire Framework for England</a>. The Department’s responsibilities are laid out in the framework, with the aim of mitigating the impacts of wildfire across England, including on moorlands.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also fund a training programme designed to consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding of vegetation fires including wildfire incidents and prescribed fire operations. Since its development in 2021, more than 1,000 Lantra accredited training modules have been completed by both public and private land managers.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/12/2023 14:59:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon