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1218363

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to review the equity of state pension ages for women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	903920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We committed in legislation to undertake a review of State Pension age every six years, which means that the statutory deadline for the publication of the next Government review is 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the review is to ensure that the State Pension system protects current pensioners, is affordable, sustainable and fair to future tax payers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/06/2020 16:03:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217268

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for implementing the payment scheme for victims of the Troubles.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	903639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>I have written to - and had meetings with - the First and deputy First Minister on this issue and will continue to engage with the Executive as a matter of urgency to try and unblock progress.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have been offering support to assist the Executive Office in making progress on implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Victims have waited too long already and we will continue to prioritise supporting the Executive’s delivery of this scheme. The current framework provides a fair, balanced and proportionate basis for helping those who suffered most throughout the Troubles. It is therefore imperative that Sinn Féin enable the scheme to move forward by agreeing with all the other parties and designating a department.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/06/2020 15:20:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217416

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Dental Services: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free training in practice management to qualified dentists who are yet to run their own practice.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Health Education England is responsible for coordinating and quality assuring training places for postgraduate dental training.</p><p>Dental Foundation Training (DFT) consists of supervised practice in primary care and aims to prepare foundation dentists to be independent practitioners within general dental practice.</p><p>The DFT curriculum covers the principles of staff recruitment and employment legislation, risk assessment in the workplace, maintenance of patients’ information, records and of equipment for dental practice. This is an integral part of the DFT programme delivered through day sessions and education supervisor dedicated tutorials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2020 10:42:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217417

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Age
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 Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to raise awareness of under age drinking.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is working with other Government departments to help prevent young people from developing alcohol and drug problems. This includes supporting investment in programmes which have a positive impact on young people, giving them the confidence, resilience and risk management skills to resist drug use.</p><p>PHE’s Rise Above, an online resilience building resource aimed at 11 to 16-year-olds, provides resources to help young people develop skills to make positive choices for their health, including alcohol use. The Rise Above website can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://riseabove.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://riseabove.org.uk/</a></p><p>PHE’s FRANK website and helpline provides impartial, reliable and confidential information and advice about drugs and provides resource for young people, parents and concerned others. The FRANK website can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.talktofrank.com/" target="_blank">https://www.talktofrank.com/</a></p><p>The Department for Education’s statutory guidance ‘Relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education’ will become mandatory in September 2020. Through this, education on drugs, alcohol and tobacco will become compulsory at state-funded primary and secondary schools. The statutory guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:46:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217418

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Alcoholic Drinks
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 reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement, with support from Public Health England (PHE), is helping acute hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol harm to establish or improve specialist alcohol care teams.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is supporting work to increase opportunities for the earlier detection of alcohol-related liver disease in people drinking at or above high-risk levels. This includes working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on a new commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) scheme to incentivise increased cirrhosis and fibrosis tests for alcohol dependent patients in acute and mental health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:49:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217419

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Pre-eclampsia: Diagnosis
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 diagnose earlier the symptoms of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Saving Babies’ Lives care bundle recommends the use of available algorithms to identify women at risk for pre-eclampsia. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, recommending treatment with aspirin from the first to the third trimester of pregnancy for women at risk of pre-eclampsia and associated preterm birth is in place.</p><p>In 2019, the Accelerated Access Collaborative (which brings together industry, Government, regulators, patients and the National Health Service to accelerate the introduction of ground-breaking new treatments and diagnostics) began supporting implementation of a new Placental Growth Factor Blood test which can indicate whether a woman has the disease and whether they will need delivery soon.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/06/2020 16:51:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217420

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that competitively priced travel insurance is available to elderly people with chronic diseases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in continual dialogue with the insurance sector to understand and influence its contribution to handling this unprecedented situation.</p><p> </p><p>We have discussed with insurers the importance of insurance cover for Covid-19 in restoring consumer confidence to travel again. Firms assure us that they will look to offer cover again where and when they can. They are monitoring announcements by Government and reviewing their position as the situation evolves. We will continue to monitor this situation closely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/07/2020 09:50:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216798

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 has been made on developing a vaccine for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over a quarter of a billion pounds to support finding and manufacturing a vaccine in the United Kingdom and, as well as the two leading candidates, is exploring other vaccines with promise both in the UK and internationally. The UK is now the biggest contributor to the international coalition, raising $600 million for the new Gavi COVID-19 Advanced Market Commitment.</p><p>Domestically, the Vaccines Taskforce is working closely with the BioIndustry Association (BIA) to ensure that the UK has the manufacturing capability to support mass vaccine production at pace and the Government has invested heavily to ensure the UK’s first dedicated Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will open in summer 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2020 13:49:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216799

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Fentanyl: Misuse
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 cases of fentanyl abuse have been recorded in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of cases of fentanyl abuse is not collected centrally. The Government closely monitors risk around the misuse of fentanyl. In 2018, Public Health England produced guidance on incident planning for fentanyl or other potent opioids arriving into the illicit drug market. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fentanyl-preparing-for-a-future-threat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fentanyl-preparing-for-a-future-threat</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:17:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216800

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Alzheimer's Disease: Tea
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 relevant stakeholders on the potential effect of drinking tea on reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with stakeholders on any potential effect of drinking tea on reducing the risk of dementia.</p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 commitments included action on risk reduction, and messaging has been incorporated in the NHS Health Check for all eligible adults in England aged 40-74 to increase dementia awareness and motivate people in midlife to make positive changes to reduce the risks.</p><p>To reduce the risk of dementia the Government recommends:</p><p>- eating a healthy diet as depicted in the Eatwell Guide;</p><p>- maintaining a healthy weight;</p><p>- exercising regularly;</p><p>- not drinking too much alcohol;</p><p>- stopping smoking; and</p><p>- keeping blood pressure at a healthy level.</p><p> </p><p>The Eatwell Guide is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/07/2020 11:18:45 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon