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1715292

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restructuring the Barnett Formula for education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In the 2024 Northern Ireland Executive restoration financial package worth over £3.3 billion, the UK Government has committed to implement a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett formula for the Northern Ireland Executive from 2024-25 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Funding provided to the Northern Ireland Executive through the Barnett formula is not ringfenced. This provides the Executive with the flexibility to allocate resources in devolved areas as they see fit and assign funding in response to their priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has no plans to replace the Barnett Formula</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 24476 question first answered 13/05/2024 16:30:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1691596

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Shamima Begum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was for legal fees relating to the Shamima Begum case.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Please note that legal aid is not paid directly to the individual in receipt of legal aid. Legal aid is paid to legal representatives to ensure access to justice.</p><p>The scope of immigration and asylum matters covered by legal aid are set out at Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p><p>In civil legal aid cases an applicant must satisfy both a merits and strict financial eligibility test to qualify for legal aid (unless a specific exemption applies). If they do not satisfy these tests, then legal aid will not be made available to them. Applicants who meet the relevant financial eligibility thresholds may still be required to pay a significant contribution towards the costs of their case. The eligibility criteria are kept under review as the case progresses and legal aid may be withdrawn where they are no longer satisfied.</p><p>As at the time of writing, a total of £246,097.34 has been paid to legal aid providers in connection with representing Shamima Begum. A breakdown of these costs can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Case Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Matter/Proceeding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Start Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>End Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Solicitors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barristers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil rep - Immigration</p></td><td><p>Special Immigration Appeals Commission - Asylum</p></td><td><p>15/04/2019</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil rep - Public Law</p></td><td><p>Action for Judicial Review - Pub Law</p></td><td><p>23/08/2021</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td><td><p>£246,097.34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The costs include VAT and disbursements where applicable. Disbursements are expenses incurred which although paid by the Legal Aid Agency directly to legal aid providers, are then paid to other parties involved in the case.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 04/03/2024 14:17:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1679388

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Firearms: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the PSNI on the time taken to issue firearms licenses in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The issuing of firearms licences is a devolved matter overseen by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State has a limited role relating to certain appeals against the decision of the Chief Constable not to issue firearms licences. He has not been involved in any recent discussions with the PSNI on this issue, however, Northern Ireland Office officials engage with PSNI colleagues on a regular basis. The Hon Member will know that Northern Ireland Office ministers are not an alternative to functioning devolved government and I hope he will use his considerable influence to promote the restoration of a Northern Ireland Executive so that matters such as this may be dealt with in the proper manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/01/2024 10:49:27 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671415

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
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	Nnamdi Kanu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that the Nigerian Supreme Court is being pressured by the Nigerian Federal Government to prevent the release of British citizen Nnamdi Kanu.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are aware of the Nigerian Supreme Court hearing on Mr Nnamdi Kanu's case, due to take place on 15 December 2023. We are closely following all developments regarding Mr Kanu's case, including the outcome of this hearing. The FCDO will continue to take the steps we consider most effective regarding our consular assistance to Mr Kanu and will keep these under review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/11/2023 10:20:58 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1670731

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
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	Nigeria: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on Nigeria if Nnamdi Kanu is not released.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have raised Nnamdi Kanu's case with the Nigerian authorities on multiple occasions. The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office will take the steps we consider most effective regarding our consular assistance to Mr Kanu and will keep these under review, as has been done in the past. We do not speculate on future sanctions as doing so can limit their impact.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/11/2023 16:30:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1668490

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Nnamdi Kanu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to question 199965 on Nnamdi Kanu, what assessment he has made of the implications for his position on Mr Nnamdi Kanu of Opinion No. 25/2022 of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its ninety-third session, between 30 March and 8 April 2022, published on 17 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The British Government takes the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's opinion in this case very seriously. Ministers and officials have raised Nnamdi Kanu's case with the Nigerian authorities on multiple occasions. The former Foreign Secretary last raised his case with the then Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on 14 March 2023 and the British High Commissioner raised the case with the Nigerian Attorney General and National Security Advisor on 24 and 30 October 2023 respectively. FCDO officials continue to be in regular contact with representatives of Mr Kanu in the United Kingdom and in Nigeria. The Foreign Secretary continues to take the steps he considers most effective regarding our consular assistance to Mr Kanu and keeps these under review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2023 17:04:44 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1664035

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to protect Jewish people from hate crimes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that all forms of hate crime, including antisemitic hate crime, are completely unacceptable. We expect the police fully to investigate these abhorrent offences and make sure those who commit them feel the full force of the law.</p><p>In March 2023, the Home Secretary, announced the continuation of the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant and increased funding for 2023/24 by £1 million, to a total of £15 million. This grant provides protective security measures at Jewish schools, colleges, nurseries, and some other Jewish community sites, as well as a number of synagogues.</p><p>In light of the horrific Hamas terrorist acts in Israel and related reports of increased incidents of antisemitism in the UK, the Prime Minister has announced additional funding of £3 million for the Community Security Trust to provide additional security at Jewish schools, synagogues and other sites.</p><p>The Home Secretary chairs the Jewish Community Crime, Policing and Security Taskforce. This meeting brings together Government, law enforcement and the Community Security Trust in order to address Jewish community security concerns.</p><p>The Home Secretary also meets the Metropolitan Police Commissioner regularly, along with senior officers across the country, to ensure the police are doing everything they can to protect Jewish people from these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 23/10/2023 14:30:21 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660562

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Surgical Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procedures have been delivered by NHS England’s Surgical Hubs as of 13 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 94 elective surgical hubs operational across the National Health Service in England. Of those, 63 have implemented unique data codes which allow for their activity to be measured separately from the wider activity of the hospital trust which runs the hub. As of the week ending 30 July 2023, the most recent available data, these 63 hubs have delivered 10,253 elective procedures and 41,067 outpatient appointments.</p><p>Implementation of the unique site codes for the remaining 31 hubs is ongoing and is expected to be completed by November 2023. The total number of elective procedures and outpatient appointments above is therefore likely to be an underestimate of total activity.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/09/2023 15:53:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1650328

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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	Incontinence: Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186357 on Incontinence: Products, how the most economically advantageous tender approach in relation to procurement of absorbent continence products takes into account (a) whole system costs, and (b) item pricing; and what steps he is taking to help ensure the approach (i) does not deter product innovation, (ii) does not adversely impact patient quality of life and health outcomes, (iii) decrease resilience in the supply chain and (iv) incur additional costs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	192523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Supply Chain have a disposable continence framework in place which runs until August 2025. All suppliers are awarded onto the framework, with evaluation based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Financial and non-financial evaluations are undertaken independently of each other. When a trust selects a supplier, the trust will evaluate potential suppliers on the framework, evaluating the subjective, qualitative features of ease of use, comfort, comparative reduction in leakages, quality of life and health outcomes.</p><p>NHS Supply Chain are currently in the process of working on two separate value-based procurement projects, both of which aim to concentrate on leaks, reduction in mobility, loss of dignity, reduction in quality of life, or risk of skin infections and pressure ulcers.</p><p>The Government's new Medical Technology Strategy, published in February 2023, set out how the health and social care system can reliably access safe, effective and innovative medical technologies that support the continued delivery of high-quality care, outstanding patient safety and excellent patient outcomes in a way that makes the best use of taxpayer money. To deliver value for money and affordability across the whole patient pathway, DHSC, NHS Supply Chain and NHS England are building on work to develop a consistent methodology for value-based procurement of innovative products.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/07/2023 09:22:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642677

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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	Coeliac Disease
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 plans to mark Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week; and what steps he is taking to (a) improve diagnosis of coeliac disease and (b) support people with long-term health complications associated with untreated coeliac disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Policy colleagues continue to engage with stakeholders on coeliac disease</p><p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including the diagnosis of coeliac disease.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:32:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 80627 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon