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750140

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Papua: Crimes against Humanity
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 received on the alleged genocide in West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>​We have received no formal representations on this issue. Nationally we follow the political situation in West Papua closely and raise human rights concerns, wherever we have them, with the Indonesians.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/07/2017 12:36:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750141

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Iraq: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Iraqi counterpart; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last met the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, on 3 July in London.</p><p>Their discussions covered; the UK's strong and continuing support for Iraq as it defeats Daesh; the importance of an inclusive political settlement in Mosul and other liberated areas; rebuilding a sense of national identity; the upcoming elections in Iraq; the Kurdish Regional Government's intention to hold a referendum on independence; and progress on the Campaign to Bring Daesh to Justice.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 15:33:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750177

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to hold a public inquiry into contaminated blood products.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>On Tuesday 11 July, the Prime Minister announced the intention to hold an inquiry into the events that surrounded the infection of thousands of people with HIV and/or hepatitis C through National Health Service supplied blood or blood products. The Government will now consult with victims and their families in order to ensure that their views are fully considered in deciding the most appropriate style and scope of an inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/07/2017 14:26:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750322

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date (a) he or (b) a Minister of his Department last visited Cofa Court Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last Ministerial visit to the Cofa Court Jobcentre Plus could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, it can be confirmed that since May 2015, there have been no visits to the above Jobcentre Plus by the Secretary of State or his Ministers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2017 10:59:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749658

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Argentina: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Argentinian counterpart; and what was discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>I spoke to the new Argentine Foreign Minister, Jorge Faurie, on 3 July. During our phonecall I welcomed positive progress in UK-Argentina relations since President Macri's election and underlined the importance the UK attaches to honouring all of the commitments made in the UK-Argentina Joint Communique agreed in September.</p><p>I last met the former Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister, Pedro Villagra Delgado, in London in December to discuss the humanitarian project to identify the remains of fallen Argentine soldiers in Darwin Cemetary in the Falkand Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/07/2017 13:26:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749686

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The department have spent the following on advertising on social media. A large proportion of the spend is on our iconic and highly successful Think! road safety campaigns, which have helped to contribute to a massive fall in road deaths due to drink driving over the last 50 years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (excluding VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£413,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£27,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£760,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£11,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£16,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£17,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£104,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£18,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£13,417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£10,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£23,645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/07/2017 16:46:13 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749687

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government investment has been provided to (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands to upgrade the cycling network in those areas in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, local authorities in England have benefited from over £600m of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for sustainable transport initiatives, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been provided can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Coventry City Council received £3.496m of DfT funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund between 2011-15 for the “Cycle Coventry” project, which delivered cycling infrastructure and initiatives to encourage cycling amongst commuters, university students and local communities. Coventry also benefited from £270,000 of DfT funding in 2015-16 to enable Virgin Trains to improve cycle facilities at Coventry railway station.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has provided the following funding to local authorities in the West Midlands which has funded cycle networks and awareness raising initiatives:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cycle Ambition Cities Grant - Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£13m for 2013-15</p></td><td><p>£1m for 2015-16</p></td><td><p>£7.317m for 2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund - West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£77.8m for 2011-15</p></td><td><p>£8m for 2015-16</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year – West Midlands</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>£2.9m for 2016-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Alongside this DfT provided a total of £1.224m in 2015-16 to improve cycle rail facilities at railway stations in the West Midlands region. There has also been funding for cycling and walking in the West Midlands over the last five years through Bikeability, the Local Growth Fund, Highways Maintenance Block and the Integrated Transport Block. Precise amounts spent on cycling and walking vary and will depend on decisions made by the relevant local authorities and other local bodies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2017 10:12:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749541

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Small Businesses: West Midlands
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 steps he is taking to support small business growth in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Small businesses are vital to our economy and so it is important we do all we can to make the UK a great place to start and grow a business.</p><p>Government has actively supported and invested in the creation of a network of Growth Hubs to provide businesses with tailored advice and support at the local level.</p><p>In the West Midlands, including Coventry, this is delivered by six Local Enterprise Partnership led Growth Hubs. The Business Support helpline also provides information and guidance over the phone, via email, webchat and social media.</p><p>To stimulate innovation and growth in the region, Innovate UK in 2016-17 committed almost £36.1m to 110 projects for SMEs based in the West Midlands.</p><p>In addition, the soon to be launched Midlands Engine Investment Fund, aims to boost the region’s economy and support the growth ambitions of its smaller businesses. It will facilitate investment of over £250 million across the region to help SMEs to achieve their growth ambitions, revitalise local economies and create jobs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2017 10:43:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749547

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Small Businesses: Coventry South
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 steps he is taking to support micro-enterprises in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>British Business Bank programmes are supporting finance to smaller businesses, with one of the main programmes administered by the Start-Up Loans Company. As of 31<sup>st </sup>May 2017, there were 68 start-up loans worth £493,000 in the Coventry South constituency.</p><p>Micro-enterprises in the Coventry South constituency have access to the Coventry &amp; Warwickshire Growth Hub which can provide tailored advice and support. The Business Support helpline also provides information and guidance over the phone, via e-mail, webchat and social media.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2017 10:45:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749560

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has plans to publish a White Paper on International Trade.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set out in the Queen's Speech its intentions to introduce the necessary trade legislation to develop an independent international trade policy upon exiting the European Union. Before such legislation is introduced, a supporting paper will be published.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/07/2017 15:57:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham