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1465199

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
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 reduce the number of people who are in debt as a result of pay day loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government strongly believes that consumers should be protected from unfair costs in the payday lending market to avoid them falling into problem debt. The Government therefore legislated to require the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to introduce a cap on the cost of payday loans, which came into force in 2015. In July 2017, the FCA released a Feedback Statement as part of its review of the high-cost credit market. This showed that the payday cap has been effective, leading to total savings of approximately £150 million for the 760,000 individuals using payday loans each year. Customers pay less, repay on time more often, and are less likely to need help from debt advice charities.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that some people will be struggling with their personal finances during these challenging times and may find themselves in problem debt. That is why the Government is maintaining record levels of free-to-client debt advice funding for the Money and Pensions Service in 2022/23. In addition to this, the Government launched the Breathing Space scheme in England and Wales last year. The scheme gives eligible people in problem debt who receive professional debt advice access to a 60-day period in which enforcement action is paused and most fees, charges and interest are frozen.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to develop the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan (SDRP), a statutory agreement that will enable a person in problem debt to combine their debts into a single repayment plan, with payments made over a manageable time period, while receiving legal protections from creditor action for the duration of their plan<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/05/2022 09:26:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465200

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with airline companies to help reduce the cost of flights from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises how vital aviation is to maintaining connectivity between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We are supporting connectivity across the union, through a 50% cut in Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights from April 2023, as well as our support for the PSO connecting Londonderry to London.</p><p> </p><p>Air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is provided by a competitive market and fares are a commercial decision for airlines, based on several factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/05/2022 09:50:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465201

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local transport authorities to ensure the provision of a sheltered area at each bus stop in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities in England are responsible for the bus stops and shelters in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s National Bus Strategy for England asked Local Transport Authorities to consider the impact of roadside infrastructure on passenger safety, security and accessibility in their Bus Service Improvement Plans.</p><p> </p><p>These plans were subject to a detailed assessment and thirty-one counties, city regions and unitary authorities have subsequently been selected to receive a share of funding to level up their local bus services, drawing on the £1.2 billion announced at last year’s Spending Review, as part of the £3 billion we have promised for buses over this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland transport policy is the responsibility of the devolved administrations and scrutiny the responsibility of the respective parliaments and assembly.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 30/05/2022 10:35:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465202

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle cyber attacks against the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Defence has a leading role in delivering the ambitions of the Government's National Cyber Strategy. An important part of this is our substantial investment in the National Cyber Force, a partnership between Defence and Intelligence, whose role includes supporting the National Cyber Security Centre to counter threats in cyberspace. Through Defence Digital, the MOD works to defend military networks to improve our resilience and protect against cyber-attacks that could put our military and civilian personnel at risk while protecting the UK and its interests.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/06/2022 09:37:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465203

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Eating Disorders: 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 his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) tackle eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with stakeholders and supported Eating Disorder Awareness Week earlier this year. Information on eating disorders is also made available via NHS.UK. We are increasing investment in mental health, including eating disorder services, to an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24. This will allow 370,000 adults with serious mental illnesses, including eating disorders, greater choice and control over their care and support them to live in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>From 2021/22, we are providing an additional £53 million for children and young people's community eating disorder services to increase capacity in the 70 new or improved community eating disorder teams. In 2021/22, we allocated an additional £79 million in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed an additional 2,000 children and young people to access eating disorder services. The Department has launched a call for evidence to inform the development of a 10-year mental health plan and identify potential solutions to improve mental health and wellbeing, including eating disorders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/05/2022 09:35:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465204

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to address (a) individuals and (b) organisations that made fraudulent claims for covid-19 assistance programmes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The government has always been clear that any a) individual and b) organisation who knowingly defrauds the covid – 19 schemes are at risk of prosecution and/or enforcement action. Government departments together with those who implement the schemes are working with enforcement bodies to investigate the cases.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2022 Spring Statement, the Chancellor announced an additional £48.8m of funding over 3 years to support the creation of a new Public Sector Fraud Authority and enhance counter fraud work.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/05/2022 15:20:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465205

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Modular Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to (a) identify and (b) allocate sites for new small modular reactors.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that there are areas across the UK with experience hosting nuclear developments and appreciates the potential benefits that these locations could offer to new nuclear projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a siting strategy, and a new National Policy Statement for nuclear electricity generation infrastructure deployable after 2025. The Government will consult on the strategy in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains open to considering development proposals for projects at sites which stakeholders consider suitable, including existing nuclear sites. Any future project would be subject to planning and development consents.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:19:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465206

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Modular Reactors: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of deploying small modular reactors in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>As outlined in the British Energy Security Strategy, the Government’s long-term ambition is to increase plans for the deployment of civil nuclear power by 2050. In order to facilitate this, the Government has committed to a number of nuclear ambitions, including developing an overall siting strategy for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:18:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465207

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of nuclear power’s contribution to energy security in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes that the UK needs a diverse mix of electricity infrastructure to come forward in order to deliver a secure, reliable, affordable, and net zero consistent system in 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Security Strategy seeks to ensure that the UK is one of the best places in the world to invest in nuclear and sets an ambition for deployment of civil nuclear of up to 24 GW by 2050, around 25% of our projected electricity demand.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:17:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465208

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rape: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people who are under investigation for rape are monitored to prevent (a) further attacks and (b) evasion of justice.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Individuals who are under investigation for rape may be placed on pre-charge bail when the police consider it necessary and proportionate. Conditions may be attached to this bail and are given with specific reference to factors including to ensure the person does not commit further offences or abscond from police custody. These factors are set out in existing primary legislation. Decisions on whether to bail individuals and which conditions to set against them are operational matters for individual police forces and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Where individuals breach their bail conditions, the police have a power to arrest those individuals.</p><p>We are delivering actions through the Rape Review to ensure that police investigations are efficient and consider the risks posed by suspects under investigation. This includes supporting delivery of Operation Soteria and funding the policing aspects of the programme which include the dissemination and development of best practice learning to improve the efficiency of investigations.</p><p>Furthermore, we are working with partners to improve the capabilities of police officers in relation to issues that are relevant to sexual offences. As part of the Policing Education Qualification Framework, all student police officers will receive training to identify the factors that contribute to the vulnerability of victims and witnesses and respond appropriately.</p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act we are also strengthening the regime to manage sexual offenders and those that pose a risk of sexual harm but have not been convicted. The police may apply to a court for a Sexual Risk Orders (SRO), which can be applied to any individual who poses a risk of sexual harm in the UK or abroad, even if they have never been convicted.</p><p>An SRO can place a range of restrictions on an individual depending on the nature of the case, such as limiting their internet use or preventing travel abroad. Breach of an SRO is a criminal offence punishable by a maximum of 5 years’ imprisonment.</p><p>The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 now specifies that the court should apply the lower civil standard of proof (‘balance of probabilities’), rather than the criminal standard, when determining whether the individual the application is made in respect of has done the act in question.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/05/2022 15:52:22 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon