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100092

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to help workers on zero hours contracts who desire regular, contracted employment.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	211362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Under the Flexible Working Regulations, brought in on 30 June, all employees with 26 continuous weeks of service have the right to request flexible working from their employer. Individuals on zero hours contracts, who are employees, can request a change in their contracts, which could also include a request to move to a fixed hours contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 27/10/2014 14:48:39 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

100497

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to prevent young people with mental illnesses and depression from being sentenced to custody in young offenders institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	211572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>When sentencing a child or young person under the age 18, courts have a duty to have regard to the welfare of the offender, which includes their mental health.</p><p> </p><p>Youth Offending Teams provide courts with a pre-sentence report for each young person, including information about their mental health and any self-harming or risk taking behaviour. Where emotional and mental health issues have been identified, a referral to the mental health specialist worker should be made for completion of a Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool which will provide details about the support and type of intervention programme needed, tailored to their needs. The pre-sentence report should assess the potential impact of any custodial sentence imposed by the court (including the impact on mental health).</p><p> </p><p>In January 2014, the Government announced £25 million of funding for the Liaison and Diversion Programme, which will join up police and courts with mental health services and to fund the provision of mental health professionals to give prompt and appropriate treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Programme, commissioned by NHS England, identifies, assesses and refers people of all ages with a wide range of mental health and other issues on first contact with the criminal justice system. A person assessed with single or multiple vulnerabilities will be referred to the appropriate treatment or support service and care and/or support will be instigated.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/10/2014 16:33:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

100495

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Counselling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to provide emotional support for inmates of young offenders institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	211571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to providing emotional support to young people and young adults in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs). All young offender institutions and prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support offenders in need of emotional support or at risk of harming themselves.</p><p> </p><p>These procedures include the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process which is an offender-centred, flexible care planning system designed to ensure that offenders at risk are managed in a way that is responsive to individual needs, including those related to age. A recent review of the ACCT process for young people made a number of recommendations that are being taken forward by the National Offender Management Service.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England provide a commissioned healthcare service to all YOIs which includes GPs, nurses and mental health professionals to support those with an identified physical or mental health need in custody. Support services provided under contract are equitable with those provided in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare services are supported by the chaplaincy team which offers a range of pastoral support services and by the Samaritans who provide free helpline access and train young offenders aged 18 and over to act as ‘Listeners’, that is, peer supporters for other young offenders who are in crisis.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/10/2014 16:11:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

100494

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to (a) treat and (b) prevent depression in young offenders institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	211570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has responsibility for commissioning health services in young offenders’ institutions (YOIs). NHS England has worked closely with the Royal Colleges of Paediatrics and Child Health; General Practitioners; Nursing; Psychiatrists and Forensic Medicine and has used their standards for children and young people in secure settings as a basis for national service specifications for the health services commissioned in YOIs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A key component of this is that the service should deliver child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) which meet the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people accommodated within the secure setting, based on clinical need. Children in secure settings are entitled to service provision that is equivalent to that available for children living in the wider community, within the constraints of the secure environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CAMHS cover early intervention, mental health promotion, prevention and treatment for the full range of mental health needs and care after discharge from a secure placement, including transfer to inpatient or adult services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CHAT (Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool) is used as a health screen for all children and young people entering the secure estate to assess individual health need and identify those needing a full mental health assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 27/10/2014 16:56:44 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

93626

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans her Department has made for a British national contracting Ebola when carrying out humanitarian work in West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	210736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is building a 12 bed facility in Sierra Leone to treat health workers, including British nationals, who contract Ebola, providing a UK comparable level of Ebola care. In line with medical advice, we will also provide medical evacuation for all British nationals in the countries affected should they become infected with Ebola.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/10/2014 16:15:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

93188

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Water Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on reduction of the virtual footprint of UK water usage.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	210586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises we must ensure a sustainable and secure water supply for the future. Defra encourages businesses to become more water efficient by, for example, incentivising the purchase of water efficient technology and providing business tools to manage their water use so as to save water and money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Defra supports sector-led action to understand and reduce the environmental impacts of products sold in the UK. In some cases, this includes looking at their water footprint. For example, signatories of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan have committed to a 15% reduction in water use per tonne of clothing by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of its wider work to ensure the UK has a secure, environmentally sustainable and affordable supply of food, the UK government is encouraging the UK food and drink industry to use resources more sustainably. Lead trade associations and major businesses have developed sustainability strategies, which include targets to measure and reduce water use. For example, the Federation House Commitment aims to help reduce overall water usage across the food and drink sector by 20% by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also looking to improve water efficiency internationally through ongoing negotiations on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/10/2014 13:55:27 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

93192

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Timber: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reduce the import of any hardwood timber from tropical forests.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	210589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The import of hardwood timber from tropical forests is governed by a robust regulatory framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EU Timber Regulation prevents the import of illegally-harvested timber into the EU by laying down obligations on operators who place timber and timber products on the market and those who subsequently trade in them. It was implemented in the UK by the Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations in March 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK supports the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process between the EU and timber producing countries, many of which contain tropical forests, under the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. The VPA process helps timber producing countries to stop illegal logging by driving improvements in the regulation and governance of the forest sector. Once in operation, VPAs will ensure that timber and timber products exported to the EU come from legal sources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the import of a number of endangered hardwood species into the UK is controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) licensing system. The system aims to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of endangered species and is implemented in the EU by the Wildlife Trade Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/10/2014 13:56:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

90995

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how may teachers in state-funded schools did not hold a degree in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	208477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the information available for the percentage of teachers in publicly funded schools in England who do not hold a degree and the percentage of teachers for whom qualifications data was provided.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Percentage recorded with no degree level qualification</p></td><td><p>Percentage for whom qualification information was provided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><em>3.3%</em></p></td><td><p><em>94.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><em>3.9%</em></p></td><td><p><em>93.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><em>5.1%</em></p></td><td><p><em>91.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><em>5.7%</em></p></td><td><p><em>90.1%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 11/09/2014 11:40:39 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

93510

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has planned for incidents of Ebola infection amongst the 750 troops to be deployed in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	210737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a robust plan to be enacted in the unlikely event that any of our troops contract Ebola.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/10/2014 15:37:20 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 23148 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

93511

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the 750 troops to be deployed to Sierra Leone have adequate training to minimise the risk of exposure to Ebola.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	210738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>All Armed Forces personnel deploying under Op GRITROCK are required to undertake specific training before deploying to Sierra Leone, to mitigate the risk that Ebola represents.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 22/10/2014 16:24:11 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 23149 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham