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46562

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on the development of an indicator on five year survival rates from all cancers to support early diagnosis and reduction of preventable mortality from cancer.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 194932 ONS 164.pdf title Survival Rate from Cancer - ONS Letter
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46626

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to take mortgage payments into account when calculating pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Pensioners who are entitled to State Pension Credit may receive an additional element called Support for Mortgage Interest. This makes a contribution towards the interest on eligible loans taken out to purchase the property, and specific loans for repairs and improvements which are necessary to maintain the home's fitness for habitation</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47024

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission an assessment of the dangers and problems of vehicles parked on pavements.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has no plans to commission a report into pavement parking.</p><p> </p><p>In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but local authorities outside London have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 195401 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47025

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to prevent unnecessary pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has no plans to commission a report into pavement parking.</p><p> </p><p>In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but local authorities outside London have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 195400 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47095

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of personal injury insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No figures are available for the number of victims of, or for the average loss incurred from, personal injury fraud. Across all forms of insurance the ABI estimates that fraud adds, on average, an extra £50 a year to the annual insurance bill for every UK policyholder.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have already seen a fall in premiums paid by motorists following the implementation of Government reforms in April 2013. The latest ABI quarterly index shows a 9% drop in actual premiums paid in the last year. The Government fully expects insurers to continue to meet their commitment to pass on the savings from these and other reforms to consumers</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to turning the tide on fraudulent personal injury claims. To this end we are working closely with stakeholders across the industry to secure better data on motor accident cases, including the number of fraudulent cases.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate is available of any cost savings that might accrue from clarifying the courts' powers to strike out claims that are exaggerated or fabricated. However, we are considering what reform might be appropriate to the law in this area.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47096

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the average loss incurred by victims of insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No figures are available for the number of victims of, or for the average loss incurred from, personal injury fraud. Across all forms of insurance the ABI estimates that fraud adds, on average, an extra £50 a year to the annual insurance bill for every UK policyholder.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have already seen a fall in premiums paid by motorists following the implementation of Government reforms in April 2013. The latest ABI quarterly index shows a 9% drop in actual premiums paid in the last year. The Government fully expects insurers to continue to meet their commitment to pass on the savings from these and other reforms to consumers</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to turning the tide on fraudulent personal injury claims. To this end we are working closely with stakeholders across the industry to secure better data on motor accident cases, including the number of fraudulent cases.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate is available of any cost savings that might accrue from clarifying the courts' powers to strike out claims that are exaggerated or fabricated. However, we are considering what reform might be appropriate to the law in this area.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47097

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will estimate the savings in reduced litigation costs that might accrue from a reform of civil procedure rules to clarify the courts' powers to strike out cases on a basis that personal injury claims were exaggerated or fabricated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No figures are available for the number of victims of, or for the average loss incurred from, personal injury fraud. Across all forms of insurance the ABI estimates that fraud adds, on average, an extra £50 a year to the annual insurance bill for every UK policyholder.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have already seen a fall in premiums paid by motorists following the implementation of Government reforms in April 2013. The latest ABI quarterly index shows a 9% drop in actual premiums paid in the last year. The Government fully expects insurers to continue to meet their commitment to pass on the savings from these and other reforms to consumers</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to turning the tide on fraudulent personal injury claims. To this end we are working closely with stakeholders across the industry to secure better data on motor accident cases, including the number of fraudulent cases.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate is available of any cost savings that might accrue from clarifying the courts' powers to strike out claims that are exaggerated or fabricated. However, we are considering what reform might be appropriate to the law in this area.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47235

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the findings of the European Commission's Epilobee Study, published on 2 April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra has received a copy of the report on the findings of the Epilobee Study and is considering its content.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of honeybee health seriously. We have a long-established bee health programme, which includes inspection of colonies, diagnosis of bee pests and diseases, and training for beekeepers. Bee health forms a key part of the National Pollinator Strategy, which is currently out for consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47237

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 studies the Government has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the effects of pesticides on honeybee mortality.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Pesticides are authorised for sale and use only if effects on non-target species, including honeybees, are not unacceptable.</p><p>The Government has, over a number of years, commissioned broader research on the effects of pesticides on honeybees. Details of all Defra research can be found at <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Current Defra research projects include:</p><ul><li>· PS2370 <em>Interpretation of pesticide residues in honeybees</em></li><li>· PS2374 <em>Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) of the effects of pesticides on foraging bees</em></li><li>· PS2376 <em>Evaluation of procedures to improve estimates of exposure of pollinators to neonicotinoid insecticides</em></li></ul><p>In addition, one of the nine projects being carried out under the Insect Pollinators Initiative (which is part-funded by Defra) is <em>An investigation into the synergistic impact of sub-lethal exposure to industrial chemicals on the learning capacity and performance of bees</em>.</p><p>Research needs in this area are kept under active consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47238

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 recent steps the Government has taken to protect the UK's honeybee population.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Recent steps taken by Defra to protect the UK's honeybee population include the launch of the National Pollinator Strategy and conducting a 12 month policy review, in collaboration with stakeholders, on the pests and diseases affecting honeybees. Longer term initiatives include the Healthy Bees Plan and continued funding of the National Bee Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham