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1092121

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Assessments: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent (a) secondary and (b) university students from using essay-writing and other cheat services.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	234653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The use of companies that sell bespoke essays to students who pass the work off as their own undermines the reputation of the education system in this country, and devalues the hard work of those succeeding on their own merit.</p><p> </p><p>The government has a clear expectation that educational institutions do everything in their power to prevent students being tempted by these companies. In a university context that may be through introducing initiatives such as honour codes, and making sure their students are aware of the severe consequences they face if they are caught cheating.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department will be publishing an Education Technology strategy in the spring which will include encouraging technology companies to identify how anti-cheating software can tackle the growth of essay mills and stay one step ahead of the cheats.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supporting the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to put pressure on technology companies who readily facilitate the use of essay mills. This supports and furthers the 2017 efforts of the QAA and National Union of Students and Universities UK who responded to the government’s request to develop guidance for higher education providers on how to combat the threat of “contract cheating”.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Students is the independent regulator of higher education in England. Through the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the government has given the Office for Students the power to take action if higher education providers are found to be, in any way, complicit in cheating. This includes imposing fines or ultimately de-registration, the highest possible punishment. The government remains open to the future need for additional legislation, and will continue to investigate all options available.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is the independent regulator of qualifications in England for secondary school pupils. In reformed GCSEs, AS and A levels Ofqual have significantly reduced the use of non-exam assessment - primarily permitting it only where the prescribed subject content cannot be assessed within an examination. This means that - in most subjects - a pupil could not use an essay writing service to gain an unfair advantage in an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>In all GCSEs, AS and A levels, Ofqual rules require exam boards to do all they can to prevent malpractice and maladministration when developing, delivering and awarding regulated qualifications, to investigate allegations and suspicions of malpractice when they arise and to impose appropriate sanctions when malpractice is confirmed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/03/2019 17:57:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092114

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	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	China: Belt and Road Initiative
	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 had with his Italian counterpart on that country's potential involvement with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	234652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK Government has discussed Italy’s potential involvement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative at official level with Italian counterparts. As part of our future relationship, the UK is committed to working closely with Italy and other international partners on China.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092141

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS (a) guidance and (b) regulations on access to care for people with no fixed address.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	234680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Entitlement to free National Health Service care is largely based on being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. Being ordinarily resident means, broadly, living here on a lawful and properly settled basis as part of the regular order of his or her life for the time being, with non-European Economic Area nationals subject to immigration control also required to have an immigration status of indefinite leave to remain.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Charging Regulations, there is no reason why a person of no fixed abode cannot pass the ordinarily resident test, if they meet the ordinary residence criteria and are therefore exempt from charges. In determining whether charges are to be made under the Charging Regulations, service providers must make such enquiries as are reasonable in all the circumstances. We expect providers to consider the fact that in some circumstances it will be particularly difficult for a person with no fixed abode to provide documentary evidence of their ordinary residence status.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS will always provide immediately necessary care, including maternity care, to any patient, regardless of their status in relation to the Charging Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has produced guidance for general practices clarifying rights of patients and responsibilities of providers when patient register with a general practitioner. Some services continue to remain free to all regardless of residency status, which currently includes primary medical services, the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and accident and emergency services. Also, some groups of particularly vulnerable overseas visitors remain exempt from charge for all their treatment, including refugees and persons granted asylum, failed asylum seekers receiving specified packages of state support, victims of modern slavery, including human trafficking, and children looked after by a local authority. These exemptions continue to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society can access free healthcare whenever they need it.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/03/2019 17:25:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092143

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	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	Kazakhstan: Politics and Government
	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 Government of Kazakhstan on the recent political transition in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	234681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​President Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned as President of Kazakhstan on 19 March. The Speaker of the Upper House, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was sworn in as his successor the following day, in accordance with the constitution. The Foreign Secretary has not yet had the opportunity to discuss the change in leadership with the Government of Kazakhstan. However, I have been in contact with Kazakhstan's Ambassador in London, who emphasised that we will see continuity in the partnership between our two countries. I will be discussing this development further with him this week. The Government remains committed to maintaining and developing a strong relationship with Kazakhstan, which plays an important strategic role in Central Asia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/03/2019 17:19:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092128

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to reduce the number of UK children involved in modern slavery cases.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	234654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary regularly discusses Modern Slavery with Cabinet colleagues and the Government is committed to tackling this complex crime. The Prime Minister has convened a taskforce, of which the Home Secretary is Deputy Chair, to coordinate the response across Government and oversee this critical programme of work.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/03/2019 17:35:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham