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1362935

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date	27/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) her international counterparts on the ability of girls and women to complete their education in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	62724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to prioritising women and girls in the Government's response to the situation in Afghanistan. We are concerned by the lack of clarity on Taliban's policy on secondary education for girls and continue to press them to ensure the full and equal access to education for all. We will continue to work with the international community to use our influence to secure women's and girls' rights to access education and jobs and to participate in public life. The Foreign Secretary has discussed women's rights, including girls' education, with international counterparts including at the G7 and at the recent 12 October extraordinary meeting of G20 Leaders on Afghanistan, where the Foreign Secretary represented the Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/11/2021 14:37:16 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363877

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Rare Diseases: 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 the NHS is taking to implement and embed principles of shared decision making with clinicians when considering patient treatment options for (a) hereditary angioedema and (b) other rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>NHS England has developed a shared decision-making summary guide and implementation checklist, applicable to all rare diseases. For hereditary angioedema (HAE) specifically, local providers of services have arrangements in place to implement these principles to support individualised decision-making. The forthcoming HAE procurement framework currently in development will support clinicians and patients in shared decision-making on treatment options.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 04/11/2021 17:27:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363878

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Rare Diseases: 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 plans NHS England has to establish specific rare disease registries, such as a registry for hereditary angioedema, to enable better clinical understanding and support for those rare conditions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital collects information about people with rare diseases for England through the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS). As part of work to deliver the United Kingdom Rare Diseases Framework, NCARDRS is working with other partner organisations, such as NHS England, on the topic of national rare disease registration data. Though NCARDRS does not currently collect information on people who have been diagnosed with hereditary angioedema, it will work with interested parties to advance data collection on specific rare diseases.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/11/2021 14:14:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363879

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support Pakistan with their covid-19 vaccine rollout.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the equitable rollout of vaccines in Pakistan through COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access), an international alliance co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UK has contributed £548 million to COVAX's Advance Market Commitment, which is supplying vaccines for up to 92 developing countries, including Pakistan. The Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will share the majority of any future UK domestic surplus COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX. In addition, UK-funded programmes are providing technical assistance in support of vaccination roll out at provincial level in Pakistan, enabling mass communication of COVID-19 behaviour change messages, and supporting work to understand the characteristics of beneficiaries and key challenges around vaccine administration.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/11/2021 11:33:47 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363880

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Epilepsy: Assistance Animals
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 make an assessment of the implications for his policies of recent scientific studies undertaken at Queens University Belfast that show assistance dogs can be trained to predict when people diagnosed with epilepsy may be facing a seizure.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that translates research into authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the health and care system. NICE will consider whether the new evidence on assistance dogs impacts on its guidance on the diagnosis and management of epilepsies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/11/2021 12:32:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363881

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on tackling the shortage of HGV drivers; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We have engaged with devolved administrations through cross-Government discussions, which involves topics such as the recruitment of HGV drivers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 04/11/2021 12:28:45 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363882

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the UK nationals in Pakistan who have fled Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>British consular services in Pakistan are supporting British nationals who have left Afghanistan and who have expressed their wish to travel to the UK. British nationals who make their way from Afghanistan to third countries, including Pakistan, may access full consular services at our diplomatic missions. British nationals should continue to read Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Travel Advice to keep up to date with developments.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/11/2021 11:36:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363883

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mortgages: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to help provide access to additional support for people with mortgages aged over 65 who are on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Whilst there are no current plans to provide additional support for people with mortgages aged 65 or over who are on low incomes, Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is available to pensioners who are in receipt of Pension Credit. SMI provides a level of support that is sufficient to protect homeowners from the threat of repossession.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/11/2021 11:35:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363884

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Tourist Attractions: Sewage
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 steps he is taking to prevent excessive sewage in tourist areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>In 2019 98.3% of UK Designated Bathing Sites passed the minimum standard for bathing and more than 70% of bathing waters achieved the 'excellent' rating, compared with 28% at the highest standard in the 1990s.</p><p>Water quality is a devolved matter and the following information is for England only.</p><p>I have been crystal clear that water companies must take further action to reduce sewage discharges from Storm Overflows and this is a Government priority. Our draft Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat sets out for the first time that we expect water companies to take the steps required to &quot;significantly reduce…. storm overflows.&quot; We have also announced that we will put that instruction on a statutory footing with a new duty on water companies to progressively reduce the impact of sewage discharges.</p><p>Furthermore, our Environment Bill also includes the following new duties directly on water companies to:</p><ul><li>publish statutory Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans, for the first time, setting out how they will reduce overflows, as well as detailing other improvements, and provides the power for government to direct companies if these plans are inadequate;</li><li>monitor water quality up and downstream of areas potentially affected by discharges;</li><li>publish data on storm overflow operation on an annual basis;</li><li>publish near real time information -within 1 hour- on the operation of storm overflows.</li></ul><p>We will not hesitate to use our powers to hold companies to account. Earlier this year Southern Water was handed a record-breaking £90 million fine, and Thames Water was fined £4 million and £2.3 million for separate incidents.</p><p>New amendments have been tabled that place duties on government to publish a plan by September 2022 to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows and reduce their impact. There is also a duty to report to Parliament on progress on implementing the plan. We will also produce a report outlining further evidence regarding elimination of Storm Overflows by September 2022.</p><p>Truly reducing harm from storm overflows will require a collaborative approach between many actors. To this end, in August 2020 I established the Storm Overflows Taskforce to bring together key stakeholders from the water industry, regulators, and environmental NGOs, with a long-term goal to eliminate harm from storm overflows. The Taskforce has already taken steps to improve monitoring and transparency and has commissioned research to gather evidence on the costs, benefits and feasibility of different options.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/11/2021 17:05:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1363885

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that women in Afghanistan are able to participate in education with their rights and freedoms protected while studying at university.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to prioritising women and girls in the Government's response to the situation in Afghanistan. We continue to press the Taliban to ensure the full and equal access to education for all. We will continue to work with the international community to use our influence to secure women's and girls' rights to access to education and jobs and to participate in public life. On 21 October, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, UN and the Commonwealth, attended the annual Women, Peace and Security Open Debate at the UN Security Council and met prominent Afghan women to discuss how the UK can best support Afghan women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/11/2021 16:21:26 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon