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1471618

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date	20/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Poetry: 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 support poetry teaching in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Poetry is prominent in the national curriculum for English at key stages 1, 2, 3 and 4. At different stages of their education, students should have opportunities to: develop pleasure in reading and discussing poetry, learn poetry by heart and write their own poetry. As part of the English Literature GCSE, students are taught to read and appreciate the depth and power of the English literary heritage, including studying poetry written since 1789.</p><p>The department funds an initiative called Poetry by Heart which helps to develop and support inspiring poetry teaching in schools, and to motivate pupils and teachers to explore our rich literary heritage: <a href="http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/</a>. Pupils choose poems from the online anthology covering 1,000 years of poetry and recite these in school-based competitions. A national final was held in Shakespeare’s Globe in June 2022 and was open to pupils in key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/06/2022 13:53:36 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471619

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the BBC on provision for staff to continue working past State Pension age.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with the BBC to discuss a variety of issues.</p><p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent of the government. The Government has no say over the BBC's day-to-day decisions, including its decisions on recruitment and staffing.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/06/2022 08:19:55 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471620

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a summary of current legislation relating to the use of e-scooters on public highways in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>As motor vehicles having fewer than 4 wheels and weighing less than 410 kg unladen, e-scooters are classed as motorcycles as defined in Section 185 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and, because of their low speed, within the subclass of moped. This means that e-scooters have to abide by the same road traffic legislation as mopeds and motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (SI 2020/663) ​were introduced to allow the ​e-scooter trials to take place. The regulations remove or relax requirements for ​rental e-scooters being used in a ​permitted trial area, in a way which is proportionate to the vehicle type, to enable trials to take place on public roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/75) further refined the application of the TSRGD to e-scooters being used in a trial to clarify where e-scooters are permitted for use within defined trial areas.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2022 13:10:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471624

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on (a) the impact on women of waiting times for the diagnosis of and (b) the potential merits of additional funding for the training of specialists in endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Equalities Ministers have regular discussions with other Ministers across government on a range of issues, including women’s health.</p><p>We have invested £520 million to improve access to general practitioners (GPs) during the pandemic. This is in addition to £1.5 billion in 2020 to create an additional 50 million GP appointments by 2024, which will improve access for patients with endometriosis. The NHS has also published the Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care which sets out a clear vision for how the NHS will recover and expand elective services over the next three years.</p><p>On 23 December 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care published ‘Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England’, which sets out ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of women in England and reduce disparities. The Women’s Health Strategy will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/06/2022 16:15:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471002

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps the Government is taking to play a leading in role in delivering on the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forest and Land Use.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Presidency is continuing to lead international collaboration on Forest and Land Use, building on progress made at COP26. We held an international ministerial meeting on 1 June in Stockholm and we are continuing to work with countries that have endorsed the Declaration to gather views on implementation. We are creating a space for countries that are actively engaged in accelerating progress on the GLD to drive momentum and collectively address shared challenges.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/06/2022 10:45:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471003

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with orthorexia in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made, as data on the number of people with orthorexia is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/06/2022 16:07:21 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471004

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
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
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 ensure adequate funding for care homes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of the local population and develop and build local market capacity. The Local Government Finance Settlement provides an additional £3.7 billion compared to 2021/22, including £1 billion specifically for social care. Councils also have access to funding from un-ringfenced grants and council tax.</p><p>We are also committing £1.36 billion for the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund. This will support local authorities to prepare markets for reform and move towards paying providers a fair cost of care.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 23/06/2022 09:53:26 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471005

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
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
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 delays in ambulance response times.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Ambulance trusts receive continuous central monitoring and support from the NHS England and NHS Improvement-funded National Ambulance Coordination Centre. In 2022/23, NHS England and NHS Improvement have allocated an additional £150 million for ambulance service pressures, supporting improvements to response times through additional call handler recruitment, retention and other measures.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2022 16:00:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1471006

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the UK's cyber security in the context of the potential increased risk of malicious cyber activity from Russia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Our new National Cyber and Government Cyber Security Strategies set out our approach to making the UK more resilient to cyber attacks and countering cyber threats. We have undertaken significant outreach within the Government and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors, and the UK Devolved Administrations, providing mitigating advice to bolster the UK’s cyber preparedness.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster recently wrote to Cabinet colleagues to seek assurances that their departments and sectors are implementing the necessary resilience measures.</p><p>All organisations should follow the <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/actions-to-take-when-the-cyber-threat-is-heightened" target="_blank">NCSC’s guidance</a> on actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened. Individuals should follow the NCSC’s Cyber Aware guidance.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/06/2022 10:42:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1470552

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	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 progress his Department has made on introducing DNA tests for the detection of cancers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	18902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are exploring a number of promising genetic tests which may support early detection of cancer and continue to monitor the evolution and development of new technologies. NHS England and NHS Improvement have agreed a partnership with GRAIL to test and accelerate its Galleri test into widespread usage across the NHS. The trial is currently in its first stage. If the initial phase of this trial meets specific interim goals identified in advance, the NHS will expand the trial to one million tests in 2024 and 2025. The NHS Cancer Programme’s innovation open call is supporting a small-scale project using the Guardant liquid biopsy to support diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/06/2022 10:51:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon