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424593

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of instances of a newborn baby being sent home from hospital with a woman other than that baby's biological mother in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Information on the incidences of newborn babies being sent home from hospital with a woman other than that baby’s biological mother is not collected centrally.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/11/2015 17:35:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424202

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on small and medium-sized businesses of the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice on time spent travelling to work.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government wants to ensure that the Working Time Directive promotes long-term, sustainable growth and labour market flexibility, and does not impose significant burdens on business. The recent ruling of the European Court of Justice means that journeys made by workers without a fixed or habitual place of work between their homes and the first and last customer of the day constitute working time under the Working Time Directive.</p><p>All employers, regardless of size, of workers without a fixed or habitual place of work need to ensure that this time is taken into account for the calculation of working hours. The ruling has no general consequences for pay.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/11/2015 15:21:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424203

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he is making to large businesses on paying the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The National Living Wage (NLW) will be introduced in April 2016. It will be mandatory for employers of all sizes to pay their workers the new NLW if those workers are over 25 and are not in the first year of an apprenticeship. The Government encourages all employers to pay more than the statutory minimum rates when they can afford it.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/11/2015 15:22:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424235

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Notes: Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the use of plastic bank notes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Bank of England is the issuing authority for banknotes. Following research and a public consultation in 2013, the Bank decided that new polymer £5 and £10 banknotes would come into circulation at the end of 2016 and 2017 respectively. In September 2015, the Bank announced that the next £20 note will also be printed on polymer after considering further developments in banknote technology.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/11/2015 16:05:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424236

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce average household debt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Household debt as a proportion of income has fallen to 144 per cent in Q2 2015, from a peak of 168 per cent in Q1 2008. To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past we have created the independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England, to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/11/2015 12:49:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424248

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	TalkTalk Group: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) advice and (b) other support the Government is providing to people affected by the cyber attack on TalkTalk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has been in contact with TalkTalk to offer assistance, but this remains primarily a matter for the company itself and for law enforcement. TalkTalk have provided their customers with<a href="http://help2.talktalk.co.uk/oct22incident" target="_blank">clear advice and support</a>on their website; this incorporates advice from the Government and the police. Cert-UK (the UK Computer Emergency Response Team) are in contact with the company and the Metropolitan Police are investigating.</p><br /><p>Customers who believe they have been a victim of cyber crime or fraud as a result of this attack should report this to the police via<a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime" target="_blank">Action Fraud</a>and obtain a Crime Reference Number.</p><br /><p>As part of the Government’s five-year, £860 million National Cyber Security Programme to protect the UK, a range of wider advice is available to the public and businesses to help prevent and deal with cyber attacks. This includes the Cyber Streetwise campaign, Get Safe Online for consumers, and our business-specific products Cyber Essentials and the ”Ten Steps to Cyber Security”.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2015 17:37:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424249

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people sustaining serious injuries as a result of playing rugby in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold information or data on the comparative health risks resulting from taking part in major sports.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 13546 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:46:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424250

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people sustaining serious injuries as a result of participating in boxing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold information or data on the comparative health risks resulting from taking part in major sports.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 13545 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:46:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424251

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports the work ofUK Anti-Doping (UKAD)whichworkstirelessly to ensure athletes and sport are clean. Throughtesting programmes, intelligence sharing with law-enforcement agencies on supplying and trafficking,and its excellentathleteeducationinitiatives,UKAD is one of the world's most highly regardednationalanti-dopingorganisations.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 02/11/2015 18:23:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

424278

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Birds: Trapping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of Larsen trap tampering there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Defra does not collect data relating to the interference with traps, including Larsen traps.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2015 11:59:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon