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1140591

registered interest
date	19/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
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 improve the provision of mental heath training for teachers and lecturers at universities.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	279378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2019 answer text <p>Higher education providers have legal responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010) to support students, including those with mental health conditions. As independent and autonomous institutions it is for providers to determine the precise nature of any mental health training they offer to staff.</p><p> </p><p>Mental health service provision is a priority for the government, which is why the former Prime Minister (Theresa May), my right. Hon friend for Maidenhead recently announced measures on 17 June which overhaul the government’s approach to preventing mental illness. These measures included providing £1 million to the Office of Students (OfS) for a competition to find innovative new ways to support mental health at universities and colleges. The OfS is currently working with students, sector representatives, experts and relevant government departments to develop priorities. They aim to publish further details by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with Universities UK on embedding the Step Change programme. This calls on higher education leaders to adopt mental health service provision as a strategic priority and take a whole-institution approach to embed a culture of good mental health practice.</p><p> </p><p>The University Mental Health Charter, which was announced in June 2018, is also expected to drive up standards in promoting mental health and wellbeing, positive working environments and excellent support for both students and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Chris Skidmore), my hon. Friend for Kingswood gave a speech on 7 May 2019 that focused on early career researcher contracts and employment conditions. The Independent Review of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, led by Professor Julia Buckingham, has recognised issues of wellbeing and poor mental health as a significant challenge faced by early career academics and researchers. Recommendations to address these challenges are currently under review and a revised concordat is expected in September.</p><p> </p><p>We hope future joint work by the OfS and Research England into the mental health and wellbeing of doctoral researchers can identify good practice to take forward in this area.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/08/2019 12:57:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 131141 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

993990

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operators on the use of mobile phone train tickets; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	183239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We are delivering smart ticketing across the rail network by the end of 2018. Mobile phone train tickets are an integral part of our overall programme and we hold many conversations with train operators about this technology.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/10/2018 15:50:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

993520

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce noise pollution from (a) normal services and (b) maintenance work on railways in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	182680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>All new rail vehicles are required to meet strict noise limits before they are permitted to enter into normal service. These are governed the Technical Standards for Interoperability (TSIs). Network Rail are also undertaking a number of activities during the current control period (CP5), including rail profile grinding, resilient track supports and noise barriers, which have helped mitigate noise impacts during normal service. During maintenance work, each renewal or upgrade project undertaken by Network Rail must be in line with the Government’s rail noise action plan. These strategic action plans estimate people’s exposure to noise from road, rail and aviation. These plans will provide guidance to those responsible for tackling the noise on how best to do so. In particular they are aimed at those areas worst affected by transport noise.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/10/2018 11:16:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 81197 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

987739

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the cost to the public purse of the delay to Crossrail.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	179101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, covering a variety of subjects.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/10/2018 15:01:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934945

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the effectiveness of Network Rail's suicide prevention campaign at Coventry train stat; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	161095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Government and the rail industry, including Network Rail, are jointly engaged in activity to reduce the number of suicides on the rail network. The Department has recently introduced additional requirements into franchise agreements to support the important work of safeguarding and suicide prevention.</p><p> </p><p>Last year over 1800 lifesaving interventions were made, with 2016/17 having the lowest number of suicide events recorded on the railway since the rail industry’s suicide prevention programme began in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The City of Coventry’s Suicide Prevention Strategy includes a commitment from Network Rail to work with local authorities to support suicide prevention on the railways in the area. This includes the recent implementation of intervention patrols aimed at preventing suicides at all stations on the West Coast Main Line, including Coventry Station.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2018 10:42:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 68815 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934705

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Virgin Trains on trends in the number of delayed services affecting Coventry train station.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Performance of Virgin Trains services is regularly reviewed at each franchise review meeting.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent four week period reviewed saw 91% of Euston -West Midlands services arriving within 10 minutes of right time, and 85% in respect of the one train per hour serving Euston - Coventry which starts or terminates in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The recent hot weather has had an impact on performance which has been experienced across the West Coast Mainline and the Department will be continue to monitor performance with Virgin Trains.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/07/2018 14:05:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

932695

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in rail passenger usage of (a) Coventry station and (b) all stations in the West Midlands in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	158946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of Station Usage are published annually by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). This publication contains estimates for the total number of passengers travelling to and from each station in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of entries and exits at Coventry station over the last five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>5,641,000</p></td><td><p>5,961,000</p></td><td><p>6,253,000</p></td><td><p>6,921,000</p></td><td><p>7,378,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of Station Usage</em></p><p>Station entries and exits are an estimation of the number of passenger journeys with an origin or final destination of Coventry. The methodology applied makes an assumption that the number of station entries and exits are equal.</p><p> </p><p>Journeys in which a passenger changes from one train to another at these stations in are presented separately as interchanges and are not included in these figures.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Statistics on Regional Rail Usage are also published by the ORR and the number of rail journeys in the West Midlands over the last five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>74,051,000</p></td><td><p>78,216,000</p></td><td><p>80,563,000</p></td><td><p>86,801,000</p></td><td><p>91,457,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Office of Rail and Road, Regional rail usage</em></p><p> </p><p>These statistics estimate the number of journeys for which stations in West Midlands are an origin or a destination. This includes rail journeys to, from and within the West Midlands region.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of station usage for each station throughout Great Britain are published on the ORR website at:</p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2018 16:37:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

932696

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the provision of compensation to passengers in Coventry affected by recent rail disruption.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	158947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>During periods of disruption, Delay Repay is the method of compensation available to passengers if their journey is delayed by 30 minutes or more.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2018 16:42:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

931086

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Locomotives: Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the introduction of driverless rail vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	157032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department recognises the potential benefits connected with driverless rail vehicles, but responsibility for deciding where and how to deploy them rests with the UK rail industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to monitor developments in technology, including greater automation, and to encourage the industry to adopt them where these are safe, deliver benefits, and after consultation with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 28/06/2018 11:54:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

926973

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle trespassing on trainlines in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	155179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>In recognition of the challenges posed by trespass on the railway a Trespass Improvement Programme was initiated in January 2018, drawing together representatives from across the industry. It aims to find ways to tackle trespass in a long-lasting and sustainable way, but with a particular focus on trespass by young people. It intends to learn from other work in the rail sector around, for example, suicide prevention in working with parties outside rail. Specific strands of work include public awareness campaigns, the role of technology, sharing of good practice between different routes, and approaches to the use of physical barrier to address trespass.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/06/2018 10:50:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 65566 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham