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731194

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date	21/06/2017
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	Iran: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for International Development and (b) the Government of Iran on support for people with disabilities in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to developing a constructive relationship with Iran, building on the reopening of our Embassy in Tehran and the upgrade of our diplomatic relationship. We are exploring discussions with Iran on a range of issues, including human rights, where we regularly raise concerns with the Government of Iran on the use of the death penalty and the lack of freedom of political or religious belief. In the future we hope to be in a position to discuss other issues, including support for people with disabilities in the country.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to the International Development Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel) on a range of issues. The appointment of Joint Ministers of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of International Development further aligns these two departments, helping to facilitate discussions on a host of important subjects.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 12:47:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731195

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Israel and Lebanon: Minerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Government of Israel and (b) Government of Lebanon on disputed mineral-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>While we have not had any specific discussions with the Israeli or Lebanese authorities on this issue, we encourage all attempts to resolve the dispute.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2017 12:54:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731196

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands Government on that Government's role in discussions on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to involving the Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, as we prepare to exit the EU, and ensuring their interests are properly taken into account. Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories have committed to taking forward future engagement through the creation of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations (JMC – OT EN), which I chaired, which met for the first time in February and will meet again on the 12th July.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:30:01 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731197

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) control increases in levels of (i) extremism and (ii) radicalised Islam in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government has significantly improved its understanding of the threat from all forms of extremism through the work of the Extremism Analysis Unit. The Counter Extremism Strategy sets out the action the Government is taking to tackle extremism wherever it occurs.</p><p>Through the Prevent strand of the CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy we are safeguarding individuals who are vulnerable to radicalisation, and are currently working with over 80 civil society groups and statutory partners to build resilience in communities against radicalisation.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/06/2017 13:31:28 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731198

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	North Korea: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Governments of (a) Japan and (b) South Korea on recent missile launches conducted by North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The British Government holds regular discussions with the Government of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the widest range of security issues, including the recent missile launches conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). In May, the Prime Minister, spoke to the President of the ROK to confirm that the UK will continue to work with the ROK and the international community to maintain pressure on the DPRK to abide by its international obligations, including multiple UN Security Council Resolutions which prohibit its ballistic missile programme. In April, the Prime Minister and Japanese Prime Minister Abe held talks at Chequers and agreed on the severity of the threat posed by the DPRK and the need for international coordination.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/06/2017 12:43:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731206

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
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 increase capacity at medical schools to meet demand from applicants with high level qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>On 4 October 2016 my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced that the number of medical training places available to students in England each year will be expanded by 1,500 to ensure the National Health Service in England has the future supply of doctors it needs to continue to provide safe, compassionate care.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Government will fund 500 additional student places through medical schools in England each year. A public consultation on how best to allocate a further 1,000 additional places closed on 2 June 2017. The Higher Education Funding Council for England will publish details on the allocation process over the coming months. These 1,000 places will be available to students from September 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is responsible for ensuring that there is sufficient future supply of staff to meet the workforce requirements of the English health system. Information on future supply and specialty fill rates can be found in Health Education England’s Workforce Plan for England, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HEE%20commissioning%20and%20investment%20plan%202016-17_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HEE%20commissioning%20and%20investment%20plan%202016-17_0.pdf</a></p><p>Availability of medical school places at universities in the devolved administrations is a matter for the individual Government in each administration.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2017 15:15:03 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731207

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The number of individual diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not held. The statistics provided are the number of finished admission episodes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p></td><td><p>Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (relating to COPD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>109,570</p></td><td><p>125,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>117,897</p></td><td><p>135,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>113,876</p></td><td><p>132,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>123,518</p></td><td><p>143,233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>124,298</p></td><td><p>144,327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:41:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731208

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Brain Cancer: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the roll-out of keyhole surgery for brain cancer patients on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>There is a range of treatment options for brain cancer, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy and neurosurgery. Where neurosurgery is indicated, an appropriate procedure will be selected for each patient which does include minimally invasive procedures and as such there are no plans to roll out keyhole surgery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:38:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731209

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to monitor and control the spread of Lyme disease by dog walkers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted between animals and humans by infected ticks. Dogs can pick up infected ticks outdoors and bring them into the home or garden, which could lead to Lyme disease in any bitten human. There is no evidence to show that Lyme disease can be transmitted from person-to-person, therefore dog walkers cannot contribute to the spread of the disease.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) provides advice to the public on being tick aware, how to remove ticks and the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease. This information is available through the GOV.UK website and is relevant to dog walkers as well as the general public and can be used by local authorities in their own advice. PHE has also helped revise the patient advice on NHS Choices and the Government website contains links to Lyme disease information.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552740/Ticksandyourhealthinfoabouttickbites.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552740/Ticksandyourhealthinfoabouttickbites.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463701/LymeDisease_SignsAndSymptoms.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463701/LymeDisease_SignsAndSymptoms.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:38:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731210

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Kites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to monitor and control kite-fighting contests.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Permission is required from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to fly a kite above 60m, in accordance with Article 92 of the Air Navigation Order 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA has a dedicated page on its website containing guidance on the rules and regulations relating to kite flying in the UK. The CAA intends to shortly commence an email campaign directed at UK kite associations, organisations and clubs with information on the existing regulations relating to kite flying and the CAA permissions process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/06/2017 12:35:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon