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1088815

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date	14/03/2019
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	Food: Exports
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 guidance he has provided to agri-food exporters on food labelling in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and what assessment he has made of the capacity of those exporters to put in place that labelling by the end of March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with food retailers and suppliers to help them prepare for leaving the EU, which includes providing information on food labelling changes that must be made to UK products sold in the UK and EU after 29 March 2019. Specific guidance for the food and drink sector is now available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/defra/brexit-food-drink-sector" target="_blank">www.gov.uk//defra/brexit-food-drink-sector</a>. This includes advice on food labelling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aiming wherever possible within the UK to allow a transition period of at least 21 months for food labelling changes in relation to goods produced in the UK, or imported and placed on the UK market, after exit day.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has no control over how food labelling changes will be enforced outside the UK. EU and other non-EU countries may require that food labelling changes are in place on exports to their markets from exit day. Businesses have been advised to seek guidance from importing contacts on labelling requirements applicable in the importing country.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/03/2019 10:13:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088818

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will outline the support services available for export businesses seeking to expand in global markets.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 January 2019 to Question 205926.</p><p> </p><p>UK exports have continued to increase, with the latest figures showing that nominal exports rose 2.7% (£17.0bn) to £636.6bn in the 12 months ending January 2019. [ONS UK Trade: January 2019]</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/03/2019 12:52:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088821

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on additional paid leave for (a) parents of premature babies and (b) multiple birth parents.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is conducting a short, focussed internal review of the provisions for parents of premature babies and sick babies and those that experience multiple births.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary work on this has now completed and my officials have identified potential areas for further work and options for taking this forward, including opportunities to work with other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>I expect to be in a position to say more about this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/03/2019 11:44:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088823

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on providing sanitary products free of charge in community health centres.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Minister for Women and Equalities has had discussions on ending period poverty and stigma with a number of Ministerial colleagues including the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention. A new government-backed Taskforce on Period Poverty was announced by the Minister for Women and Equalities on 4<sup>th</sup> March to build on existing initiatives and develop ideas for a comprehensive, sustainable response in the UK. It will convene the public, private and third sectors, including representatives from the Department of Health and Social Care and grassroots organisations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/03/2019 16:57:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088333

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the steps the Government is taking to ensure that victims of serious crimes receive more frequent updates on the progress of their cases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) outlines the services victims are entitled to receive, including updates on the progress of their case. Generally, victims are entitled to receive information within 5 working days of specified events, such as when a suspect is arrested or released without charge. Victims of the most serious offences are entitled to receive those updates within 1 working day of the relevant event. Victims are also entitled to be informed how often they will receive updates on the status of the case following discussion with the police. Ultimately how much contact to have above that required by the Victims’ Code is an operational matter.</p><p> </p><p>In September last year we published the first cross-government Victims Strategy. In the strategy we committed to hold agencies to account for compliance with the Victims’ Code through improved reporting, monitoring and transparency on whether victims are receiving entitlements. This goes hand in hand with amending the Victims’ Code to make sure that the entitlements victims receive are the right ones in the first place. That’s why we also committed to consult on a revised Victims’ Code, and consult on victim focussed legislation. We are planning to publish the consultations over the course of this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/03/2019 14:29:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088335

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of private sector probation companies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the performance of Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) in England and Wales has been disappointing and needs to improve. We have taken decisive action to end current CRC contracts early and made changes to existing contracts to improve service delivery. We have also conducted a public consultation on proposals for future arrangements and are carefully considering the responses we received.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to developing a more stable and resilient system, where public, private and voluntary sectors providers can work together effectively to protect the public and tackle reoffending. We will set out our plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 17:08:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088336

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish statistics by (a) age and (b) gender of prison officers recruited in each of the last three years; and what the retention rate has been of prison officers in that same time period.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers that were recruited in the last three years, by age and gender are provided in table 1 below. The leaving rate of band 3-5 officers for the same period is provided in table 2.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> joiners, by age and gender, 2016-2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>1,243</p></td><td><p>1,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td><p>2,989</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>2,525</p></td><td><p>3,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>1,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60+</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,537</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,710</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Underlying leaving<sup>2</sup> rate of permanent<sup>3</sup> band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup>, 2016-2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leavers<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Average staff in post</p></td><td><p>Leaving rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>18,860</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>1,967</p></td><td><p>19,590</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2018</p></td><td><p>2,406</p></td><td><p>22,229</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>2. Movements due to machinery of Government changes or due to staff transferring to or from the private sector as a result of changes in the management of establishments are not included in these tables. Such movements are 151 FTE staff transferring with Medway Secure Training Centre when HMPPS took over running it in July 2016 and 59 FTE transferring in to the newly created Youth Custody Centre in September 2017.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>3. Staff with a permanent contract of employment with HMPPS.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>4. Does not include voluntary early departure or redundancy.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:43:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1087044

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Iraq: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to his Iraqi counterpart on the persecution of Christians in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	231463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>We regularly engage with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government on the need to protect the rights of Christians and other religious minorities. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon raised this with Iraqi Foreign Minister Al-Hakim in December 2018. We continue to follow this issue actively. During my visit to Iraq in January I discussed the situation of Christians with the Archbishop of Erbil and in February Our Ambassador to Iraq visited Christian communities in six towns across the Ninewa Plain of north-western Iraq, previously occupied by Daesh.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2019 17:43:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1087045

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to bring those responsible for the persecution of Hazara people to justice.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	231464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK regularly urges the Government of Afghanistan and the Government of Pakistan to ensure that the human rights and safety of all minorities, including the Hazara people, are protected in line with international human rights obligations. We do so bilaterally and with international partners, including the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the EU. At the Universal Periodic Review of Afghanistan at the UN Human Rights Council in January 2019, we recommended that the Government of Afghanistan establish an independent mechanism to assess how religious and ethnic minorities can be better protected.</p><p>Following attacks last year affecting the Hazara community in Afghanistan, Embassy officials met with Hazara Members of Parliament for Ghazni to understand their concerns. The UK provides a range of support which aims to enhance the Afghan Government's ability to protect all Afghan citizens, including minority ethnic and religious groups such as the Hazaras.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2019 16:58:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1087090

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
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 effect of the proposed NHS Tariff and its alignment with the commitments set out in the NHS 10 Point Efficiency Plan on reducing infection rates in hospitals in the field of ophthalmology.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	231465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The national tariff is not designed to incentivise or reward providers around infection rates. Other mechanisms are employed to support the National Health Service to reduce infection rates.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/03/2019 16:20:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon