Tag: Jim Shannon

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to assist Ethiopia with famine relief and support in dealing with drought.

James Wharton

Ethiopia is coming out of its worst drought for 30 years. At the peak of the crisis, over 18 million people (approximately 20% of the population) were in need of food assistance.

The UK responded quickly and decisively to the humanitarian crisis and was the second largest bilateral donor. We have provided emergency support for 3.8 million people to date. Through the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP), which boosts household food security for extremely poor and vulnerable people over five years, UK funds are supporting 1.7 million people in 2016.

At the highest level, DFID and the FCO in Addis have undertaken diplomatic engagement and provided technical advice around the issue of chronic food insecurity with the Government of Ethiopia. My predecessor, Nick Hurd, met with Government of Ethiopia officials and committed to work together with the United Nations and others to assist them to cope with this crisis.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to address levels of discrimination in the work-place for women who are pregnant.

Margot James

Pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in the workplace is both unlawful and unacceptable, and has no place in today’s society. That is why the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) jointly commissioned independent research to better understand the issues so that appropriate steps can be taken to address the situation.

The Government is committed to tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination and we are taking action as promised in our response on 22 March 2016 to recommendations made by the EHRC. We are working with a range of partners including EHRC and Acas to promote opportunities for women, including pregnant women and new mothers; to ensure that female talent is recognised and rewarded; and to make more employers aware of their legal obligations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many surgical operations were carried out by the NHS using robotic means in the last 12 months for which data exists.

Mr Philip Dunne

The data is not available in the form requested as a surgical operation can consist of several procedures which may or may not be carried out robotically.

However, there were 6,968 finished consultant episodes with a primary or secondary robotic procedure in 2014-15, the last 12 months for which data is available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the foraging of food in natural habitats.

Rory Stewart

Species targeted for wild food foraging are generally common and widespread. These species that are deemed at risk are protected by the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Guidelines on the picking of edible fungi can be accessed at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/Eng_NF_FungiCode.pdf/$file/Eng_NF_FungiCode.pdf

Any proposals for wild food foraging on sites of special scientific interest in England would require consent from Natural England.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had on preventing an outbreak of cholera in Syria.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The UK remains concerned about the possible spread of cholera from Iraq into Syria. Aid agencies inside Syria and across the region are in the process of finalising a cholera contingency plan to be implemented in the event of an outbreak and are proactively prepositioning supplies in relevant locations. The UK is monitoring the situation closely and is in regular contact with Health partners inside Syria, including the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on how many sets of British brothers were killed in the First World War.

Mark Lancaster

The Ministry of Defence no longer holds information on this subject. Service records from the First World War that have survived are held at the National Archives at Kew.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating endometriosis in the last year.

Jane Ellison

This information is not collected centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to encourage the planting of trees to enhance the visual amenity of farmland.

Rory Stewart

This Government is committed to planting 11 million trees over the course of this Parliament, creating 24,711 acres of new woodland. This will be delivered by £31m per year of new Rural Development Programme funding that will be spent on forestry. £13m will be spent on woodland management and £18m on new planting. Farmers and landowners will be eligible to apply for the scheme.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited to the (a) army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) reserve forces in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Mr Philip Dunne

The following tables show the number of people recruited into each Service of the Armed Forces in Northern Ireland in each of the last five financial years (FY).

Royal Navy: Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marine (RM) personnel recruited through Armed Forces Career Office, Northern Ireland

FY	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Regular (RN and RM)	40	40	45	60	45
Reserve (RNR and RMR)	35	20	25	25	20

Army

FY	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Regular	250	290	270	200	200
Reserve	190	380	280	90	90

Note: information is based on the post code on the applicants contact address.

RAF: Regular Other Ranks Recruitment through Armed Forces Careers Office, Belfast

FY	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Other Ranks	10	10	10	20	20

Note: Information relating to Officer and Aircrew recruitment in Northern Ireland is not available.

RAF Reserve Recruitment

FY	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Reserves	~	–	–	20*	60*

Note:

~ = Information not available.

*= estimated figures.

Figures have been rounded to 10. Numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.

The data on Reserves supersedes the estimated figures for the Royal Navy and the Army provided on 20 October 2015 by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Julian Brazier) in response to Question 11479 to the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

The information requested is not collected.