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1362936

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date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide guidance on his Department's policy on public transport workers removing face coverings for communication purposes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Face coverings are no longer mandated on public transport; however staff and passengers may choose to continue to wear them to protect themselves and those around them. Our safer transport guidance asks operators to consider the needs of disabled passengers and the Department has worked with Transport for All to publish guidance to bus and rail operators to ensure transport workers are better equipped to assist Deaf, disabled and older passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/11/2021 09:00:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362937

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: STEM Subjects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate the Government has made of the proportion of women in work who are employed in the STEM sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>It is difficult to give an accurate assessment of the proportion of women who are employed in the STEM sector as not all roles in the sector are STEM occupations. However, we want to ensure that women and girls can make informed choices about their career, including enabling more to work in STEM.</p><p>To enable more people into STEM sectors, the Government has introduced free courses through the National Skills Fund to enable adults to upskill and retrain.</p><p>In order to improve representation, we are encouraging more girls to take STEM subjects at school, college and university by rolling out several programmes and committing substantial funding to support STEM uptake.</p><p>In addition, we are improving careers advice in schools on routes into STEM careers, as well as sector specific action such as supporting the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code, managed by EngineeringUK.</p><p>Education and especially STEM is one of the key areas that the independent Gender Equality Advisory Council is looking at as part of our G7 Presidency and continues to be a key area for Government.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 29/10/2021 12:52:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362938

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the partially sighted are not adversely affected by potential electoral identification legislative reform.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>It is integral to our democracy that everybody is able to make their voice heard and that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote.</p><p>The Government in its manifesto committed to protecting the integrity of our democracy by introducing identification to vote at polling stations. Stealing someone's vote is stealing their voice. Voter fraud is a crime that we cannot allow room for and we must stamp out any potential for it to take place in elections. A broad range of documents will be accepted and any eligible voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic identification, will be able to apply for a free, local Voter Card from their local authority.</p><p>We continue to work with local authorities, the Electoral Commission, charities and civil society organisations to make sure that reforms, including the provision of a Voter Card, are delivered in a way that is inclusive for all voters.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/11/2021 16:15:34 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362939

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken in response to the Government's Afghanistan email data breach.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the data breach which occurred on 20 September 2021 the Defence Secretary instigated an investigation into data handling within the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) team. A thorough review of processes has been undertaken and changes made to prevent a recurrence.</p><p>All ARAP eligible individuals whose details were involved have been contacted and provided with additional security advice. We are not aware that anyone has come to harm as a result of this breach. We continue to do everything we can to support the relocation to the UK of all ARAP-eligible families.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/11/2021 11:45:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362140

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Pregnancy: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of covid-19 on pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on pregnancy and the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>There is growing evidence that if pregnant women become infected with COVID-19, they may be at increased risk of severe illness compared with non-pregnant women, particularly in the third trimester.</p><p>Vaccination in pregnancy against COVID-19 is strongly recommended. On 16 April 2021, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that women who are pregnant should be offered COVID-19 vaccination at the same time as non-pregnant women, based on their age and clinical risk group. All adults aged 18 years old and over, including those who are pregnant, have been offered two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The JCVI will continue to keep their advice on pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination under review as more evidence emerges.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/10/2021 16:12:50 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362141

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Onasemnogene Abeparvovec
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate additional funding to ensure that the muscle disease drug, Zolgensma, is available for babies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance in July 2021 approving the use of Zolgensma for babies aged up to the age of 12 months old with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and for babies with SMA prior to developing symptoms as part of a managed access arrangement. The National Health Service is legally required to fund drugs recommended by NICE and Zolgensma is now being made available to eligible babies in line with its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2021 12:27:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362142

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Blood Cancer: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Blood Cancer UK on the number of cases of blood cancer that are being missed as result of the symptoms of that disease being similar to those of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/11/2021 14:33:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362143

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Hereditary Angioedema
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 his Department has made of the impact of hereditary angioedema on affected people's time away from (a) work and (b) education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/10/2021 12:31:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362144

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Hereditary Angioedema: Health Services
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 (a) NICE and (b) NHS England are taking to help ensure that the treatment and care of people living in the UK with hereditary angioedema adhere to international best practice guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>While the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not published a guideline on hereditary angioedema its clinical knowledge summary on angioedema and anaphylaxis is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/angio-oedema-anaphylaxis/" target="_blank">https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/angio-oedema-anaphylaxis/</a></p><p>This summary is a source of information for health professionals working in primary care, providing recommendations on the recognition and management of hereditary angioedema.</p><p>NHS England’s ‘2013/14 NHS Standard Contract for Specialised Allergy Services (All Ages)’ specifies that centres provide equity of access to best practice standards, based on current national and international guidelines, for diagnosis and management for patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). In addition, centres are expected to collaborate with other expert centres at national and international level. NHS England’s Immunology and Allergy Clinical Reference Group are also revising and updating its current commissioning policies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/10/2021 12:29:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1362145

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 he plans to take to help ensure that people attend their appointments for the covid-19 booster vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>NHS England are contacting those eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccine inviting them to book an appointment by either calling 119 or online. If an eligible individual has not been contacted at six months and one week since their second dose, they are invited to book their appointment via the National Booking Service without the need of an invitation letter. NHS England’s National Immunisation Management System sends reminders via text or letter to anyone who has not been vaccinated, or who has not booked an appointment through the National Booking Service.</p><p>The COVID-19 vaccination programme works with regional teams and local health systems to ensure good and timely access to vaccination appointments, with more clinics administering vaccines, including pharmacies, general practitioner practices and other convenient community sites. A national ‘BOOST your immunity this winter’ campaign has launched, setting out the importance of the COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines this winter. We are also providing advice and information to address any questions about the vaccination process.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/11/2021 16:08:45 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon