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1108757

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Nurses: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the permanent secretary for health in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring the equalisation of pay rates for nurses in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In November 2018, the Department of Health in Northern Ireland applied the English NHS pay settlement to Northern Ireland, representing a 3% or more uplift to staff on most pay scales.</p><p>As health is devolved, nurses pay in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Department of Health.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/04/2019 10:12:08 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1108758

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
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 increase the uptake of Married Tax Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015, to recognise the importance of marriage in the tax system and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ran a number of advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the savings Marriage Allowance can bring to eligible couples. The first campaign ran between October 2015 and March 2016, and a second ran between November 2016 and March 2017. A variety of channels were used including press, radio adverts, and digital advertising. Most recently, HMRC ran a social media campaign to raise awareness of Marriage Allowance and issued a press release in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to promote the availability of Marriage Allowance through ongoing and targeted communications.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to claim Marriage Allowance is available on the GOV.UK website and it can be claimed through the personal tax account, on GOV.UK, or by telephone to HMRC. Any couples who have yet to claim will not lose out as they have until 5 April 2020 to backdate it to 2015 where the eligibility conditions are met.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/04/2019 16:05:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105932

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Agricultural Machinery
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 the Government has plans for a scrappage scheme to encourage replacement of older farm machinery with more environmentally friendly equipment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans for a scrappage scheme to encourage replacement of older farm machinery.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Countryside Productivity Scheme has recently offered grant funding for projects in England which improve productivity in the farming and forestry sectors. This has included offers of grants for machinery and technology that would result in more efficient use of energy and resources.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our new agricultural policy, we propose to support farmers to invest in equipment, technology and infrastructure that will help them to improve productivity and deliver public goods, such as environmental benefits.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/04/2019 16:08:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105982

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, can the member further outline whether apprenticeships will be age restricted or will be designed to entice any particular demographic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Defra is an inclusive Department, which encourages all age demographics to engage with the apprenticeship offer. An apprentice can be a new recruit or current employee aged 16 or over. However, individuals do have to meet set eligibility criteria to be able to take up an apprenticeship and receive funded training opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/04/2019 16:05:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105986

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Churches: Easter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local councils on grants for Easter community events held in or by churches.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has not had discussions with local councils on grants for Easter community events held in or by churches. More broadly, the Department encourages local authorities to consider supporting local community events. This includes the MHCLG-funded Near Neighbours programme which provides small grants to local communities to encourage people to come together to break down barriers, including funding events centred around a religious festival.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/04/2019 13:45:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105987

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	China: Transplant Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 185605, if he will make representations to the World Health Organisation on waiting list times for organ transplants in China compared to other developed countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted. The British Government continues to take these reports extremely seriously.</p><p>These reports include the 2016 update to the Kilgour, Matas and Gutmann report and other information provided so far to the ongoing tribunal organised by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China and chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. We continue to scrutinise the situation carefully and review new information as it becomes available. At present, however, our assessment is that there is not a strong enough evidential base to substantiate the claim that systematic state-sponsored or sanctioned organ harvesting is taking place in China.</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialised UN agency with an office in Beijing, which works with the Chinese Government on a range of priority health issues. The WHO collates global data on organ donations. We will update the WHO via our Embassy in Beijing on the issues raised in the recent debate in Parliament, which included references to the 2016 update to the report 'Bloody Harvest/The Slaughter' and waiting list times for organ transplants in China. It would not be appropriate for us to make representations to the WHO to attend a tribunal that is independent of government, although this of course does not preclude the organisers of the tribunal from doing so.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/04/2019 16:02:01 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105988

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	China: Organs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer on 6 November 2018 to Question 185606, if he will formally request that World Health Organisation officials attend the April hearings in London of the people's independent tribunal on China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted. The British Government continues to take these reports extremely seriously.</p><p>These reports include the 2016 update to the Kilgour, Matas and Gutmann report and other information provided so far to the ongoing tribunal organised by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China and chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. We continue to scrutinise the situation carefully and review new information as it becomes available. At present, however, our assessment is that there is not a strong enough evidential base to substantiate the claim that systematic state-sponsored or sanctioned organ harvesting is taking place in China.</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialised UN agency with an office in Beijing, which works with the Chinese Government on a range of priority health issues. The WHO collates global data on organ donations. We will update the WHO via our Embassy in Beijing on the issues raised in the recent debate in Parliament, which included references to the 2016 update to the report 'Bloody Harvest/The Slaughter' and waiting list times for organ transplants in China. It would not be appropriate for us to make representations to the WHO to attend a tribunal that is independent of government, although this of course does not preclude the organisers of the tribunal from doing so.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/04/2019 16:03:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105989

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	China: Organs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the World Health Organisation's access to China to evaluate the Chinese organ transplant system.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted. The British Government continues to take these reports extremely seriously.</p><p>These reports include the 2016 update to the Kilgour, Matas and Gutmann report and other information provided so far to the ongoing tribunal organised by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China and chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. We continue to scrutinise the situation carefully and review new information as it becomes available. At present, however, our assessment is that there is not a strong enough evidential base to substantiate the claim that systematic state-sponsored or sanctioned organ harvesting is taking place in China.</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a specialised UN agency with an office in Beijing, which works with the Chinese Government on a range of priority health issues. The WHO collates global data on organ donations. We will update the WHO via our Embassy in Beijing on the issues raised in the recent debate in Parliament, which included references to the 2016 update to the report 'Bloody Harvest/The Slaughter' and waiting list times for organ transplants in China.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/04/2019 16:05:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105993

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	China: Organs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports of forced organ extraction in China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	238345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that allege that organ harvesting may be taking place in China, including suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted. The British Government continues to take these reports extremely seriously.</p><p>These reports include the 2016 update to the Kilgour, Matas and Gutmann report and other information provided so far to the ongoing tribunal organised by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China and chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. We continue to scrutinise the situation carefully and review new information as it becomes available. At present, however, our assessment is that there is not a strong enough evidential base to substantiate the claim that systematic state-sponsored or sanctioned organ harvesting is taking place in China. We will continue to review any new evidence that is presented to us.</p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) collates global data on organ donations and works with China through its country office in Beijing. We will update the WHO via our Embassy in Beijing on recent concerns in the UK about reports of organ harvesting in China, including those raised in Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/04/2019 15:10:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1105312

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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	Health Education: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of holding classes in local schools to teach parents how to cook quick, nutritious and affordable meals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	237189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/04/2019 11:21:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon