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Written Question
Cervical Cancer
Monday 14th January 2019

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Childbirth
Wednesday 19th December 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) live births and (b) stillbirths in each part of the United Kingdom in each year since 2000.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Perinatal Mortality
Monday 3rd December 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many still-births there have been in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Cancer: Children
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children with cancer in the UK.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Arthritis
Monday 5th November 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died from arthritis in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Friday 26th October 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people with Hodgkin lymphoma in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Babies: Death
Monday 16th July 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new-born children survived for only 24 to 48 hours after birth in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Prison Officers: Retirement
Wednesday 4th July 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues on the equity of raising the retirement age for prison officers to 68.

Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

HM Treasury published an Impact Assessment in September 2012 on the Public Service Pensions Bill, which later became the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. This Act links the Normal Pension Age for public sector workers (including prison officers) to the State Pension Age. This is important to ensure the Normal Pension Age for public service schemes remains in line with developments in longevity, ensuring the sustainability of the schemes and managing risks to the taxpayer.

There were extensive discussions between Ministers and with Trade Unions and others at this time.


Written Question
Lung Cancer
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) age and (b) gender of people diagnosed with lung cancer in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Colorectal Cancer
Wednesday 25th April 2018

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average life expectancy is for people diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.