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1386483

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date	09/12/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>This Government is the first Government to set out our expectation that water companies must take steps to significantly reduce storm overflows. We have gone further and made that position law. The amount of sewage discharge by water companies into our rivers is not acceptable. We have made it crystal clear to water companies that they must up their game. If we do not start to see significant improvements, we will not hesitate to take action.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/12/2021 12:01:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1386549

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of increasing child maintenance payments for recipients who have lost between 20 and 25 percent of their gross annual income.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	90502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>Child maintenance is calculated as a percentage of a paying parent’s gross weekly income. The liability is designed to be affordable for paying parents, whilst ensuring that they still contribute a significant proportion of their income to support children they no longer live with.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/12/2021 12:00:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1386550

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle benefits fraud.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department takes fraud against the benefits system very seriously and has taken huge steps to reduce and minimise fraud and error, including during the last 18 months, at a time where the Department processed an additional 3 million new Universal Credit claims. In the last 18 months we have:</p><ul><li>Expanded our Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service that coordinate the detection of, and response to, fraud risk from organised crime groups seeking to exploit the benefit system.</li><li>Invested £44m into the Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service to expand the pre-payment ‘risking’ techniques and maintain the new Enhanced Checking Service for high risk claims.</li><li>Revisited over 900,000 high risk claims paid during the early period of Covid-19, generating potentially £400m in savings.</li></ul><ul><li>Announced £510m investment this month to support a number of new initiatives over the next three years. This will facilitate a targeted review of Universal Credit claims, the development of a new Debt Enforcement Function and further recruitment into the Counter Fraud and Compliance and Debt Directorate so that we can continue to respond quickly and effectively to threats. This includes funding for around 2,000 trained specialists to identify and stop scammers.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We regularly liaise with Northern Ireland counterparts on both a case specific basis and on wider fraud and error issues.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/12/2021 14:05:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386551

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Cars: Secondhand Goods
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 he is taking to prevent unreasonable cost mark-ups on second hand cars.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>In a competitive market such as for new and used cars, it is for businesses to decide the market worth of their products and to price accordingly. It is Government policy not to intervene when markets function normally, and people considering the purchase of a used vehicle should visit various vehicle selling sites, including auction sites, to get the best price possible.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/12/2021 09:44:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386552

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Bank of England on steps to help tackle rising inflation rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor and Governor of the Bank of England regularly meet to discuss a wide range issues affecting the economy. However, it is the responsibility of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to maintain price stability through its use of monetary policy. The MPC has been successful in doing so, with inflation averaging close to target since the Bank’s independence. The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of the MPC’s objectives, so the Government does not comment on the conduct of monetary policy.</p><p> </p><p>Although inflation is a shared global problem that is not unique to the UK, the Government is taking action to ease cost of living pressures where it can. As part of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review the Chancellor announced a package of measures to help with cost of living pressures, including reducing the taper rate in Universal Credit from 63% to 55%, and increasing the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour in April 2022. Alongside the Budget and Spending Review the Chancellor also wrote to the Governor of the Bank of England to reaffirm their remit to achieve low and stable inflation, confirming the Government’s commitment to price stability was absolute.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/12/2021 09:04:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386553

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Breast Cancer: 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 he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of breast cancer in younger women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan’s ambitions for early diagnosis includes improvements for breast cancer patients of all ages. Rapid diagnostic centres (RDCs) have two models: for specific symptoms, which will include most women with suspected breast cancer; and for non-specific symptoms. As of October 2021, there were<ins class="ministerial"> 159</ins> <del class="ministerial">179</del> live RDC pathways in England, compared to 12 in March 2020. Of these, nine are for breast cancer symptoms, with evaluation showing that breast cancer has been diagnosed through non-specific symptom pathways.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets the ambition to offer personalised care to all cancer patients and transform follow-up care, giving people choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered, includes younger patients with breast cancer. NHS England’s Cancer Quality of Life Survey identify patients’ views on their care and if any new services are needed. The first data from this survey was published in October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/12/2021 17:04:09 question first ministerially corrected 04/01/2022 12:07:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39791 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386554

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Game: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) shooting and (b) country sports groups on the potential merits of population increases in (i) game pheasants, (ii) ducks and (iii) deer in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions with shooting or country sports groups about the potential merits of population increases for these species in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/12/2021 12:42:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386555

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that women who leave the armed forces are not subject to (a) abuse or (b) attacks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of women’s safety incredibly seriously and we are determined to tackle crimes which disproportionately affect women and girls.</p><p>We are also committed to providing the best support available for veterans and their families as they transition back into civilian life. This includes ensuring they know where to turn to access support if they need it. NHS services and charities provide a wide range of help and advice, such as Forward Assist and their women-veterans-specific projects.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/12/2021 09:33:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386556

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new NHS funding announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review will double the number of cancer specialist nurses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Knowsley (Sir George Howarth MP) on 15 November to Question <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2021-11-09%2F72362&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNHSEducationandTraining%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Ca20b1232a047485fe94f08d9bee6bb62%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637750720451847238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=b2agEPVvXAolzA21SE%2FggHNtozWhc2ne%2Bwx1LmY8mpg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">72362</a>.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/12/2021 11:43:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386557

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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: 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 he will take to prioritise cancer (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) care over the winter period.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne MP) on 23 November to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-23/904315" target="_blank">904315</a>.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/12/2021 12:00:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon