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999212

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date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has held with representatives of the (a) EU and (b) Governments of EU Member States on the potential consequences of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on visa-free travel between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with Michel Barnier and his EU counterparts to discuss the issues related to our exit. We are seeking to agree a reciprocal framework for mobility with the EU which will allow people to travel visa-free for tourism and temporary business activities. Leaving without a deal is in neither side’s interests: we remain confident the UK and EU will agree a mutually advantageous deal.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 05/11/2018 17:26:13 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999213

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Tenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to housing associations on the proximity of vulnerable people in nearby accommodation when placing known problem tenants.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Private Registered Providers of social housing, housing associations registered with the Social Housing Regulator, must comply with the Regulator's standards framework. The standard on allocations compels Private Registered Providers of social housing to allocate their properties in a fair, transparent and efficient way; taking into account the housing needs and aspirations of tenants and potential tenants. They must also demonstrate how their lettings make the best use of available housing, are compatible with the purpose of the housing, and contribute to local authorities’ strategic housing function and sustainable communities. As private bodies, it is for Private Registered Providers of social housing to create and implement an allocations strategy for their properties that enables them to meet the requirements of this standard.</p><p>The Regulator’s standards framework also requires that Private Registered Providers of social housing work in partnership with other public agencies to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour in the neighbourhoods where they own homes and demonstrate that prompt, appropriate and decisive action is taken to deal with anti-social behaviour before it escalates.</p><p>The Regulator's standards are published at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulatory-standards</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/11/2018 17:30:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999221

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to widen access to university for children who have been in care.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I want to ensure that all care leavers with the potential to benefit from higher education are encouraged to apply. Guidance issued by the Office for Students (OfS) to universities on completing access and participation plans identifies care leavers as a key target group whose needs their plans should address. Last week, we launched the Care Leaver Covenant, which will provide a way for organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors – including universities – to set out what support they provide to care leavers.</p><p>Universities are being asked to work with children in care and care leavers, to encourage them to apply and to provide them with additional support through the application process. A number of universities have already signed the covenant, including Leeds, Liverpool and Bradford; and we will continue to work closely with the OfS to encourage all universities to sign it.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/11/2018 16:51:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999233

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of automotive companies on the effect of the rise in diesel tax rates introduced in April 2018 on (a) automotive sales and (b) the sustainability of the automotive industry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury holds policy responsibility for all taxation, including diesel taxes.</p><p>Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with the automotive sector on a range of issues, including the temporary supplement applied to new diesel vehicles from April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The government has a long-standing partnership with the sector to ensure that the UK builds on its record of global competitiveness and remains a world leading centre for new manufacturing technologies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/11/2018 14:57:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

999234

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK City of Culture: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department allocated to Hull to prepare for its status as 2017 City of Culture; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	186175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Between February 2015 and the Spring Budget 2016, £15m of Government funding was allocated by Her Majesty’s Treasury for projects relating to Hull hosting UK City of Culture 2017, and investing in the city’s cultural economy for the future.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/11/2018 15:25:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997545

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music Festivals: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Coventry City Council on the future funding for free music festivals in Coventry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We announced, in December last year, that Coventry would be the UK City of Culture 2021. To support this the government will invest £8.5 million in Coventry’s plans to showcase the city which will include a wide range of arts and cultural events.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/11/2018 16:42:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997621

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the earthquakes at the fracking site in Little Plumpton Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The independent oil and gas regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), is responsible for ensuring operators mitigate the risk of induced seismicity. The OGA is continually monitoring operations around the Preston New Road site to ensure they remain in line with Cuadrilla’s Hydraulic Fracture Plan, which was independently approved by the OGA and Environment Agency before the commencement of hydraulic fracturing operations.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Light System, which dictates the required response to seismic activity, has worked at the Preston New Road site in exactly the way that it was designed to. The very minor seismic events recorded at the Preston New Road site cannot be felt at the surface.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has world-leading safety and environmental regulations to ensure that shale gas exploration is carried out safely and responsibly, and the Government believes the current system is fit for purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/11/2018 11:08:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997624

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on protecting the Tamil minority during the current political unrest in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​I am deeply concerned by the developing political situation in Sri Lanka. The FCO has called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. I have urged the President on 29 October, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice.</p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, under which Sri Lanka committed to implement a range of measures to provide for human rights, truth-seeking and reconciliation following the end of its civil war. I encouraged Foreign Minister Marapana, officials and others to continue to make progress on these commitments when I visited Colombo in October 2018. Our High Commission in Sri Lanka regularly travel to the North and East and meet with local groups, and where we have specific human rights concerns we raise these with the Sri Lankan government.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:43:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997761

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Bedouin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with the Palestinian Authority on the planned demolition of the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We regularly discuss this issue with Palestinian Authority representatives. I visited Khan al-Ahmar on 30 May, and on 12 June issued a video message emphasising the UK’s concern at the village’s imminent demolition. Our Consul General in Jerusalem most recently visited on 11 September to assess the situation on the ground and demonstrate UK support for the community. Officials from the Consulate-General in Jerusalem visited the community again on 1 October.</p><p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have repeatedly raised our concerns about demolitions with Israeli Ministers and senior officials, and urged them to cease the counter-productive policy of demolitions, and provide a clear, transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/11/2018 13:24:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997775

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central America: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her (a) US and (b) Mexican counterparts on the provision of aid for migrants travelling north from Central America through Mexico.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions. Officials are monitoring the situation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/11/2018 11:39:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham