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1459914

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date	25/04/2022
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	Foxes: Rural Areas
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 steps the Government is taking to control the rural fox population.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/04/2022 10:50:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459915

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beef and Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps is he taking to help increase the level of exports of (a) pork and (b) beef from the UK to China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>China is the number one export destination for UK pork in terms of value and quantity, despite the challenges of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to negotiate with China to lift the ban on exporting British beef, which came into force last year following a single case of BSE. The Chief Veterinary Office wrote to Chinese officials at the end of 2021 on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government's agriculture, food and drink counsellor, based in Beijing, supports UK food and drink companies to successfully export to China. Increasing exports of pork and regaining market access for beef are among DIT’s top priorities for that market.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/04/2022 11:21:26 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459916

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: China
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 to help increase the number of direct flights between Heathrow and mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China has prohibited direct passenger air services from the UK since December 2020. Officials continue to liaise closely with airlines and Chinese authorities, both directly and through our embassy in Beijing, to ensure that such services can resume once the Chinese restrictions are lifted. Direct air cargo services continue to operate frequently between our two countries.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/04/2022 08:08:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459917

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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	Morquio Syndrome: Diagnosis
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 people in the UK have been diagnosed with mucopolysaccharidosis in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2022 11:05:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459919

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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	Radiotherapy: NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when gamma knife surgeries will be available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/04/2022 10:39:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459921

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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	Horizon Europe
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 recent progress he has made on the ratification of the UK’s association with the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central to Question UIN 156445.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/04/2022 16:57:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459922

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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	Animal Welfare: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to bring forward proposals for a domestic ban on the advertising and offering for sale of specific unacceptable animal practices in tourism abroad, as set out in the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare published on 12 May 2021, will be introduced in the next parliamentary session; what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of 2020 Populus polls showing 90 per cent support for such measures, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	158994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Government's Action Plan for Animal Welfare, we are committed to promoting high animal welfare standards both at home and abroad and we want to ensure that money from tourists from this country is channelled towards animal experiences abroad that practice the highest welfare and conservation standards.</p><p> </p><p>Animals that are part of tourist attractions are often subjected to cruel and brutal training practices to ensure their compliance. This Government takes the welfare of all animals seriously. The Government has therefore considered how to reduce the availability and visibility of such unacceptably low welfare experiences - to tourists from our own country - when making decisions about which activities to undertake when holidaying abroad. Such activities, attractions, and experiences are unacceptable, and it would be better for tourists from our own country to opt to visit higher welfare attractions and experiences abroad.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/04/2022 08:35:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1459924

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the findings on the effectiveness of educational interventions in reducing violence against women and girls in the Government's strategy for tackling violence against women and girls, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the national curriculum to include awareness of public sexual harassment; and if he will meet representatives of the Our Streets Now campaign to discuss the inclusion of public sexual harassment awareness in the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	158995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>In primary schools, age-appropriate relationships education (RE) includes supporting children to learn about what healthy relationships are, their importance, and how to develop mutually respectful relationships in all contexts, including online. This is intended to provide a foundation for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) at secondary school.</p><p>In secondary schools, RE broadens to become age-appropriate RSHE. It includes factual knowledge around sex, sexual health and sexuality, set firmly within the context of relationships.</p><p>RSHE statutory guidance advises schools to be conscious of issues such as sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and gender stereotypes. It also advises to take positive action to tackle these issues.</p><p>The department expects young people to learn what positive, healthy relationships look like, to learn about consent and to keep themselves safe in a variety of situations. This includes supporting pupils to recognise what constitutes abuse in a range of contexts, including in public, and to ensure pupils know where to seek help and report abuse. Pupils should also learn to address inappropriate behaviour, harassment, abuse, or exploitation. The topic being safe within RSHE covers a range of abusive behaviours. The department’s teacher training module also includes a section on asking for help and support.</p><p>In March 2021, the former Secretary of State for Education commissioned Ofsted to undertake an immediate review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, including primary schools. The review was published on 10 June 2021 and the department accepted the findings of the review in full, committing to go further than its recommendations.</p><p>Following the publication of Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in June 2021, the department is developing new non-statutory guidance. The guidance will provide more detail on when specific content around harassment and abuse, including consent, should be taught. Officials met with Our Streets Now to discuss the inclusion of public sexual harassment in the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 158996 question first answered 28/04/2022 09:05:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1459925

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children are educated on (a) understanding and (b) reporting public sexual harassment.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	158996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>In primary schools, age-appropriate relationships education (RE) includes supporting children to learn about what healthy relationships are, their importance, and how to develop mutually respectful relationships in all contexts, including online. This is intended to provide a foundation for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) at secondary school.</p><p>In secondary schools, RE broadens to become age-appropriate RSHE. It includes factual knowledge around sex, sexual health and sexuality, set firmly within the context of relationships.</p><p>RSHE statutory guidance advises schools to be conscious of issues such as sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and gender stereotypes. It also advises to take positive action to tackle these issues.</p><p>The department expects young people to learn what positive, healthy relationships look like, to learn about consent and to keep themselves safe in a variety of situations. This includes supporting pupils to recognise what constitutes abuse in a range of contexts, including in public, and to ensure pupils know where to seek help and report abuse. Pupils should also learn to address inappropriate behaviour, harassment, abuse, or exploitation. The topic being safe within RSHE covers a range of abusive behaviours. The department’s teacher training module also includes a section on asking for help and support.</p><p>In March 2021, the former Secretary of State for Education commissioned Ofsted to undertake an immediate review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, including primary schools. The review was published on 10 June 2021 and the department accepted the findings of the review in full, committing to go further than its recommendations.</p><p>Following the publication of Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in June 2021, the department is developing new non-statutory guidance. The guidance will provide more detail on when specific content around harassment and abuse, including consent, should be taught. Officials met with Our Streets Now to discuss the inclusion of public sexual harassment in the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 158995 question first answered 28/04/2022 09:05:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1459927

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional financial support is provided to apprentices who move away from home for an apprenticeship in the event that their wage is insufficient to cover rent and other living expenses; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the financial support available to apprentices who are in that position.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	158998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are paid jobs allowing people to earn while they learn and gain the necessary knowledge and skills needed to progress, or start an exciting career in a variety of industries.</p><p>Apprentices will need to cover their day-to-day expenses like living costs, rent and travel in most cases while undertaking an apprenticeship. Employers may offer work benefits such as travel loans, company equipment such as a phone or a car and in some cases offer relocation allowance to support the apprentice with living costs.</p><p>In April 2022, the department increased the apprentice national minimum wage by 11.9% to £4.81, aligning it with the under 18 national minimum wage. This makes apprenticeships more attractive, particularly to young people from low-income backgrounds. The Low Pay Commission noted Department for Education research in its 2021 Report, showing most employers pay their apprentices more than the minimum wage. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-wage-rates-for-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-wage-rates-for-2022</a>.</p><p>The department recognises that young care-experienced apprentices, usually living independently, are more likely to struggle with living costs while on an apprenticeship. This is why in 2018 the department introduced a £1,000 bursary for care leavers on apprenticeships. The government continues to support people in work on low incomes, including housing costs, through Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/04/2022 10:02:03 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell