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935098

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is greater connectivity between Northern Ireland and the Great Britain mainland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	161164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government fully recognises the social and economic importance of improving connectivity across all parts of the UK and endeavours to work closely with devolved administrations where there are areas of cross-border interest.</p><p> </p><p>We engage with the Northern Ireland Administration regularly on connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 13:21:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

935100

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on a potential bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	161165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Transport in Scotland and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and any plans for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland would fall to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/07/2018 13:32:15 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

935102

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to seek funding from the Treasury for public travel passes to be issued to family carers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	161166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>We are working with the sector to encourage operators to continue to improve their concessionary travel offers.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have the power to offer additional local concessions and are best placed to make decisions that more closely match their needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2018 14:17:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

935103

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Greenways Project
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with local authorities to provide more funding for greenways to encourage more people to cycle; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	161167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, outlines £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking in England over the period to 2021. Since the Strategy’s publication, the Government has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure in England, through the National Productivity Investment Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund, Transforming Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions on allocating funding for greenways and dedicated cycle networks are for local authorities, who allocate and/or bid for funding alongside other local priorities. In addition, the Department for Transport is providing 44 local authorities in England with access to expert support to assist in the development of ten-year Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. This support will enable authorities to map their future cycle networks and to prioritise future investments.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for infrastructure projects and local plans to support higher levels of cycling and walking in the rest of the UK is a matter for the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2018 14:13:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934694

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iraq: Human Rights and Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affiars, what recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on freedom of religion and human rights for (a) Jewish people and (b) other ethnic groups in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is firmly committed to protecting religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq. We consistently urge the Government of Iraq, at all levels, to uphold fundamental human rights including the right to freedom of religion or belief and the rights of all minorities across Iraq. The Prime Minister underlined this message with Prime Minister Abadi during her visit to Iraq in November 2017, and both the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN and I reiterated it during our visits in March and April 2018 respectively. Our Embassy in Baghdad and Consulate-General in Erbil continue to raise the issue with Iraqi and Kurdish officials. We will encourage the new Iraqi Government to support the needs of all of their communities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/07/2018 15:47:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934695

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cocoa: Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of Governments of cocoa producing countries on the introduction of fair trade policies for cocoa producers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to free and fair trade, and using trade to promote global development and poverty reduction. As the UK leaves the European Union, our first priority is to ensure continuity in our trading relationships, including cocoa producers. This includes discussions with the likes of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire about replicating the effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to continue to provide duty-free access to the UK for products including cocoa. The Government has also committed to continue to unilaterally provide preferential market access to around 70 other developing countries including some that produce cocoa. In the future, we will look to further deepen our trading relationships with these partners.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/07/2018 12:01:50 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934696

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Sepsis: Medical Treatments
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 NICE on the development of new treatments for sepsis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for developing authoritative guidance for the National Health Service on the use of drugs and other treatments, but does not develop new treatments. NICE published a clinical guideline in September 2017 that provides evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis. The guideline can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng51" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng51</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/07/2018 11:29:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934700

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Columbia: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has the Minister had with the Columbian Government on progress on the peace process in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK has assisted the peace process since 2012, contributing over £28m in Conflict Stability and Security Funding since 2015 and holding the pen in the UN Security Council. I have had numerous discussions with the Colombian Government during that time on progress, most recently with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs on 21 June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/07/2018 14:14:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934379

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) direct and (b) indirect funding from (i) the Government, (ii) local government and (iii) public agencies in financial year (A) 2016-17 and (B) 2017-18 that was spent on new affordable or public timber construction housing.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not record the proportion of timber construction housing delivered through the Affordable Homes Programme.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered a total of over 378,000 new affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/07/2018 09:38:07 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

934382

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that non-combustible structural materials are used for publicly-funded projects to provide an increased level of fire protection.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s proposed ban on the use of combustible materials in external wall systems will apply to all high rise residential buildings subject to building regulations’ requirements, where building work is being undertaken, where they are public buildings or private buildings.</p><p>Applicants for the £400 million social sector Aluminium Cladding Material cladding remediation fund will need to confirm that the proposed materials that are being used in the refurbishment are European Class A1 or Class A2.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/07/2018 11:03:04 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon