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1037013

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date	07/01/2019
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	Cars: Export Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal how much the tariff at World Trade Organisation rates would be on exporting a car made in the UK to the EU (a) valued at £15,000 and (b) valued at £25,000 at the point of export.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The EU and the UK are committed to an arrangement with no tariffs between the UK and the EU. However, in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, goods traded between the UK and the EU will be subject to the same requirements as third country goods, including the payment of duty. For UK exports to the EU, the EU will require payment of customs duty at the rate under the EU’s Common Customs Tariff (CCT). Full details are available on the EU’s website (<a href="http://madb.europa.eu/madb/euTariffs.htm" target="_blank">http://madb.europa.eu/madb/euTariffs.htm</a>).</p><p>The current third country duty on most types of motor vehicles is 10%, therefore the tariffs would likely be £1,500 for (a) and £2,500 for (b). However, more information is needed on the vehicles in question to provide an exact answer. Furthermore, the EU may change these rates between now and March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2019 15:11:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037066

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Dementia
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 is taking to (a) improve the (i) quality and (ii) availability of dementia care and (b) ensure that patients in receipt of dementia care are treated equitably.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Dementia remains a key priority for the Government. We will implement the Government’s Challenge on Dementia 2020, published in February 2015, in full to make sure the lives of those with dementia are transformed by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Working with our partners, we continue to make progress against the ambitions set out in the March 2016 Implementation Plan which details how the commitments in the Challenge, across the four core themes of risk reduction, health and care, awareness and social action, and research will be met. Reducing health inequalities is an important priority and one that applies to all themes of the 2020 Challenge on Dementia.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also remains strongly committed to supporting research into dementia and the United Kingdom research community is playing a significant role in the global effort to find a cure or a major disease-modifying treatment by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to better support for people with dementia through a more active focus on supporting people in the community and ongoing close work with the voluntary sector, e.g. supporting Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia connect programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is working with the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a shared commitment to take action to achieve high quality adult social care for service users, families, carers and everyone working in the sector. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to shape their whole local markets to ensure that they are sustainable, diverse and offer high quality care and support for people in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2019 12:27:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037070

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fares
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 ensure that the total cost of booking a flight is made clear to customers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects passengers to be made fully aware of costs when booking a flight. Through the current Aviation 2050 consultation the Department is considering a new Passenger Charter that will include standards for booking information, and clear terms and conditions. The Civil Aviation Authority is engaging with industry to ensure that their terms and conditions are transparent, prominent and fair. Any recommendations resulting from this work may be adopted as part of the Charter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2019 15:50:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037071

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage car manufacturers to reduce diesel car pollution.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Road to Zero strategy sets out the actions being taken to reduce emissions from road transport and deliver the Government’s mission to see every new car effectively zero emission by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>It also gives details of the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) requirements that came into force in September 2017. RDE ensures manufacturers limit emissions of both Nitrogen Oxides (NO<sub>X</sub>) and particulates across a wide range of normal driving conditions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 16:50:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037085

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Cervical 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 steps he is taking to introduce an epigenetics-based test for cervical cancer on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has not reviewed the evidence for an epigenetics-based test within the cervical screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that any screening test introduced into a screening programme is based on robust published peer reviewed evidence demonstrating more good than harm. A change to the main screen test such as using epigenetics-based testing would be considered as a major programme modification to the cervical screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>Submissions to the UK NSC to consider a programme modification can be submitted throughout the year with more information available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England is currently working to implement primary human papillomavirus screening in England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 12:11:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037086

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Liothyronine: Prices
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 he has had with pharmaceutical companies on reducing the cost of the drug liothyronine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not had any discussions with pharmaceutical companies to reduce the cost of liothyronine tablets.</p><p> </p><p>Liothyronine is an unbranded generic medicine. The Department encourages competition between suppliers of unbranded generic medicines to keep prices down. This generally works well and has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Concerns about anti-competitive behaviour are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate. Liothyronine, marketed by Concordia, is currently the subject of an investigation by the CMA, which has provisionally found that Concordia abused its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service by millions for liothyronine tablets. A provisional decision does not necessarily lead to an infringement decision. Where companies have breached competition law, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also has its own powers to limit prices of unbranded generic medicines and will consult early in 2019 with the relevant industry bodies on implementation of those powers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:03:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037114

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department has taken to facilitate trade with (a) China, (b) the US and (c) Australia after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government works actively to support trade and reduce barriers in all three countries, including through our overseas network and HM Trade Commissioners, through ministerial visits and bilateral working groups, and through the broad support this Department provides both to UK companies exporting to these countries and to those overseas companies wishing to invest in the UK. This work is intensifying as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is preparing for an ambitious programme of trade negotiations and enhanced market access, including potentially opening formal negotiations for new free trade agreements with the United States and Australia. We have completed 14-week long public consultations on these potential future trade agreement negotiations. We are also building stronger relationships with large economies through a series of Joint Trade Reviews. As part of the UK-China joint trade and investment review, officials of both countries took part in the third series of technical discussions in Beijing in November.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 10:34:52 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037115

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Tunisia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses that want to trade with Tunisia after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department of International Trade (DIT) advances UK trade and investment objectives in Tunisia through a number of channels. This includes through Government officials and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Tunisia, Dr Andrew Murrison MP, who engage key Tunisian stakeholders in support of UK businesses. UK Export Finance has significant capacity to support UK exports to Tunisia.</p><p> </p><p>DIT also works closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development to advance our trade relationship with Tunisia, and Ministers from both departments have included trade in their engagement with counterparts when visiting Tunisia.</p><p> </p><p>DIT and FCO officials have been in regular dialogue with Tunisia to achieve continuity of existing trading arrangements by replicating the effects of the existing EU-Tunisia Association Agreement. We will inform Parliament and the public when an agreement has been signed. Securing continuity will be a strong foundation to build further on our successful trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 10:40:30 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037117

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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, what plans his Department has to support UK businesses to increase exports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK produces billions of pounds worth of high-quality goods and services each year, and there is a clear demand from around the world for these products with UK exports rising 2.0% (12bn) to <strong>£626.4bn</strong>, in the 12 months ending October 2018. [<em>ONS UK Trade: October 2018</em>]. The Export Strategy, launched in August 2018, sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses to enable them to take advantage of this international demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade’s offer to UK businesses includes impartial export advice from International Trade Advisors and our overseas network in markets across the world. British businesses are also promoted via the government’s network of Trade Envoys and given assistance in the Midlands and Northern Powerhouse through our Export Champions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also runs a major UK facing marketing campaign called “Exporting is Great” which inspires and encourages business to start exporting and seek new markets. The campaign is UK wide and includes a mobile outreach export hub.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DIT is building on the Export Strategy with a whole of Government Approach and has recently enhanced digital service on great.gov.uk which allows business to connect to over 20,000 export opportunities and ensures finance is at the heart of its offer: in 2017/18 UKEF provided £2.5bn in support, helping 191 UK companies sell to 75 markets around the world. 77% of these companies were SMEs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full Export Strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-strategy-supporting-and-connecting-businesses-to-grow-on-the-world-stage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-strategy-supporting-and-connecting-businesses-to-grow-on-the-world-stage</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/01/2019 11:24:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037121

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will allocate additional funds to charities supporting abused women to gain (a) employment and (b) training.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to make sure that all women have the freedom and opportunity to reach their full potential. This of course includes women from more marginalised or vulnerable groups such as those who have suffered from abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Women and Equalities recently announced £500k of funding to support people with multiple and potentially complex barriers to returning to work, including victims of domestic abuse. This funding will be available for charities and other types of organisations to provide support in the form of training or employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GEO is scoping how best to deliver this programme and will be working closely with delivery partners to publicise how organisations can apply for this funding in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/01/2019 15:53:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon