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1416288

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Baha'i Faith: Religious Freedom
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 the Government is taking to promote freedom of religion or belief for Baha’is.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>We remain deeply concerned about the severity and scale of violations and abuses towards the Baha'i community in different parts of the world. Bilaterally, Ministers and officials regularly raise specific cases of concern, and do not shy away from challenging those we believe are not meeting their obligations whether publicly or in private. For instance, On 22 April 2021, The Minister for the Middle East, North Africa and North America, outlined to Parliament in a Westminster Hall debate the efforts of the UK Government to hold Iran to account for its mistreatment toward followers of the Baha'i faith.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 02/02/2022 17:46:06 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416289

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Christianity: 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, if her Department will make an assessment of the implications for its policies of Aid to the Church in Need’s report, entitled Hear Her Cries, published on 28 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>We have taken note of Aid to the Church in Need's report entitled &quot;Hear Her Cries&quot; published in 2021 and will study its contents .</p><p>The UK Government ensures our human rights policy work considers intersectionality of human rights, for example, the importance of gender-based violence, forced marriage and conversion, which is often experienced by women and girls from religious or belief minority communities.</p><p>In 2020, the Minister of State responsible for human rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, launched the Declaration of Humanity by Leaders of Faith and Leaders of Belief. The Declaration calls upon leaders from many faiths and beliefs to dismantle harmful misinterpretations of religious texts used to justify acts of sexual violence and to tackle the stigma facing survivors of this violence. Over 50 leaders, have already signed it.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 02/02/2022 17:43:31 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416290

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Armenia: Churches
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 assessment her Department has made of the impact of the destruction of churches in Armenia on freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned over the alleged destruction and desecration of religious and historically important cultural heritage sites in and around Nagorno-Karabakh before and after the 2020 conflict. In a meeting with the Armenian Ambassador on 20 January, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief underlined these concerns. We continue to urge both Azerbaijan and Armenia to provide UNESCO with unrestricted access to the region and, more widely, to engage with the OSCE Minsk Group to secure a sustainable, peaceful resolution to ongoing regional tensions.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/02/2022 10:12:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416291

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Heart 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 he is taking to tackle waiting times for heart scans.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>We have announced an additional £5.9 billion to support elective recovery, diagnostics and technology over the next three years. This includes £2.3 billion to increase diagnostic activity and launch at least 100 community diagnostic centres by 2024/25. This will address backlogs of patients waiting for clinical tests, such as echocardiograms, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasounds and computerised tomography scans.  By March 2022, 44 centres will be fully operational and deliver one million scans and tests, including for patients awaiting heart scans.</p><p>We have also made £2 billion available through the Elective Recovery Fund to recover elective services and reduce waiting times. In addition, we have committed £8 billion from 2022 to 2025 to reduce waiting lists and transform elective services.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/02/2022 13:55:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416292

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Ukraine: EU External Relations
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 recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts to support Ukraine in the context of recent Russian activity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary is in ongoing contact with her EU and other counterparts, including EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell, France, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. Her most recent conversations with EU counterparts were with Irish Foreign Minister Coveney and German Foreign Minister Baerbock, both on 28 January. She also met the NATO Secretary General in Brussels on 24 January. The Minister for Middle East, North Africa and North America discussed Ukraine with the US, French and German Foreign Ministers in Berlin on 20 January.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/02/2022 16:28:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416299

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what risk assessment his Department has undertaken to help ensure that women accessing abortion pills via telemedical services since March 2020 are protected from (a) sex traffickers, (b) abusive partners and (c) coercive partners.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>All providers must comply with legal requirements and follow statutory guidance relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Women who present for an abortion should have the opportunity to speak privately to a trained health professional during the consultation.</p><p>We are considering evidence submitted to the Government’s public consultation on the temporary measure allowing home use of both pills for early medical abortion. The consultation sought feedback on the impact of the provision of abortion services in relation to safety, privacy and confidentiality of access, as well as the impacts on different groups or communities. We will publish our response as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 111580 question first answered 31/01/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416300

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a review since March 2020 of the ability of abortion providers to ensure that women have privacy during a remote consultation for medical abortion pills.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>All providers must comply with legal requirements and follow statutory guidance relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Women who present for an abortion should have the opportunity to speak privately to a trained health professional during the consultation.</p><p>We are considering evidence submitted to the Government’s public consultation on the temporary measure allowing home use of both pills for early medical abortion. The consultation sought feedback on the impact of the provision of abortion services in relation to safety, privacy and confidentiality of access, as well as the impacts on different groups or communities. We will publish our response as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 111579 question first answered 31/01/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416546

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holocaust: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase teaching of the events of the Holocaust in UK schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The government has supported Holocaust education for many years and is fully committed to continuing this support.</p><p>In recognition of its importance, the Holocaust is the only historic event which is compulsory within the national curriculum for history at key stage 3. This ensures that young people from every background can continue to learn about the Holocaust and its relevance today. Effective teaching about the Holocaust can support pupils to learn about the possible consequences of antisemitism and extremism, to understand how society can prevent the repeat of such a catastrophe.</p><p>The department further supports school pupils’ and teachers’ understanding of the Holocaust by providing funding for several programmes. This includes £500,000 in the 2021/22 financial year for University College London’s Centre for Holocaust Education which is match funded by the Pears Foundation, and £2.126 million in the 2021/22 financial year for the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz project. The latter has been provided on an online basis during the COVID-19 outbreak and has therefore had the capacity to reach more pupils. These programmes help reach all types of schools and help to develop high-quality teaching across the school sector.</p><p>Education is a devolved matter, and approaches to Holocaust education may differ in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/02/2022 12:43:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416549

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's press release of 26 November 2021 entitled DIT removes 20 per cent more trade barriers to unlock major markets for British business, what assessment she has made of impact of the removal of trade barriers on levels of British trade in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade helped to remove 217 barriers in 2020/2021. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics-financial-year-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics-financial-year-2020-to-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>We continue to remove barriers and support businesses to benefit from the related trading opportunities. Recent successes include securing access for poultry meat to Japan, estimated to be worth £65million over the first 5 years of trade to farmers and producers across Britain.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/02/2022 11:29:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1415708

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
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 progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of Truro's Independent review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO support for persecuted Christians.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>The Bishop of Truro's review provided recommendations for an enhanced Government response to support members of all faiths, beliefs, and those of no religious belief. We have achieved 16 of the recommendations, and are making good progress on the remaining six.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 01/02/2022 13:31:12 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon