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1642092

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
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 individuals have been detained under the Mental Health Act since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The mental health services dataset reports that there were 26,280 people newly detained under the Mental Health Act between January 2022 and July 2022. The information requested is not available beyond this period as the data has not been validated due to being impacted by a cyber incident that affected several mental health providers.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/06/2023 16:09:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642093

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Rural Areas: Northern Ireland
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 her Department has has discussion with Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on the provision of additional mental support for older people and families living in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>We are not aware of any discussions having taken place on the provision of additional mental support for older people and families living in rural areas between Defra officials and their NI counterparts in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. Both rural policy and healthcare are devolved issues.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/06/2023 15:54:43 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642094

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Screening
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 his Department has made an estimate of the levels of tuberculosis testing taking place across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra publishes official national statistics on tuberculosis in cattle (i.e. bovine TB) in Great Britain on a quarterly basis. These include, among other headline statistics, the actual numbers (not estimates) of TB tests performed in cattle herds and on individual animals. The latest quarterly release of these national statistics was published on 8 March and contained data up to the end of 2022. This is publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, the monthly and annual numbers of all types of cattle TB tests, broken down by country of GB and by bovine TB risk regions of England and Wales, are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1140731/GB_bTB_Statistics_by_Country_and_Area_08mar23.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1140731/GB_bTB_Statistics_by_Country_and_Area_08mar23.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>For a county-by-county breakdown of the monthly and annual numbers of TB tests performed on cattle please go to:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain</a></p><p> </p><p>The next quarterly set of the national bovine TB statistics for GB is scheduled to be released on 14 June.</p><p> </p><p>Bovine TB statistics for Northern Ireland are compiled separately by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland and can be downloaded from the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/tuberculosis-statistics-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/tuberculosis-statistics-northern-ireland</a></p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 15:01:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642095

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. In England, provision of healthcare for diabetes is the responsibility of NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:35:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642096

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Plastic Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of cosmetic surgical procedures carried out by the NHS in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 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 14/06/2023 13:07:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642098

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have been a recipient of a donated heart in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of people who have been a recipient of a donated heart by a deceased donor in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organ transplants</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/06/2023 16:32:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642099

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Ophthalmology: Waiting Lists
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 reduce waiting lists for eye treatment and surgery.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Health in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>In England, cutting waiting lists is one of this Government’s top priorities. We are making good progress on tackling the longest waits, to ensure patients get the care they need when they need it, including for eye treatment and surgery.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service had ambitions to eliminate waits of 18 months or more by April 2023. Thanks to the incredible work of NHS staff, official NHS England statistics show by April 2023 the total number of patients waiting more than 18 months was 10,737; a reduction of over 91% from the peak of almost 125,000 in September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help tackle waiting lists across all specialisms. This is supported by £5.9 billion investment in new beds, equipment and technology.</p><p>The NHS is also rolling out new and expanded surgical hubs to increase capacity and activity, focusing on providing high volume, low complexity surgery such as ophthalmology. There are currently 93 operational elective surgical hubs across England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 15:38:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642100

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Lung Diseases
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 help reduce lung and respiratory-related deaths in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	187976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has established a national respiratory programme to develop a clear approach, in partnership with its partners, to improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease and meet the Long Term Plan ambitions. In addition, the Major Conditions Strategy will cover treatment and prevention for chronic respiratory diseases and seeking input, through our Call for Evidence, from stakeholders, citizens and the NHS to identify actions that will have the most impact.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:30:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642102

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to allow children impacted by abuse to pre-record their evidence for trial as soon as possible after the incident has occurred, in the context of timeliness of access to psychological services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	188045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Pre-recorded cross-examination has been available to children and vulnerable adults in all Crown Courts since November 2022, under section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.</p><p>The aim of section 28 is to enhance the quality and reliability of evidence by improving the witness experience of cross-examination and enhancing event recall by reducing the time between complaint and cross-examination. Judges consider on a case-by-case basis whether using section 28 is in the interests of justice, will improve the quality of the witness’s evidence and will materially advance the date for the cross-examination.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2023 09:46:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1642103

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 2.1 of the official statistics entitled Hate crime, England and Wales, 2021 to 2022, published on 6 October 2022, what assessment she has made of the reasons for which transgender hate crime increased by 56 per cent since 2020-21; whether she is taking steps to help tackle this trend; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	187931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously. We expect the police to make sure the cowards who commit these abhorrent crimes feel the full force of the law.</p><p>The Government is committed to reducing all crime which is why we have successfully recruited over 20,000 extra police officers.</p><p>We welcome the fact that more victims of all forms of hate crime are coming forward to report to the police and that the police are improving their recording of these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>The biggest driver for the increase in recorded hate crime is likely to be general improvements in police recording.</p><p> </p><p>This is positive and reflects the hard work that has gone in to ensuring that police can target their resources, understand the scale of the challenge, and ensure that victims get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/06/2023 16:09:42 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas