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1093460

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date	22/03/2019
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	Golan Heights
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 US counterpart on the future of the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>​We have not recently discussed our concerns with the US Government. In our statement on 22 March we reiterated our position that the UK views the Golan Heights as territory occupied by Israel. Annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law, including the UN Charter. The UK did not recognise Israel's annexation in 1981 and we have no plans to change our position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/03/2019 17:11:44 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1093462

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of rent paid by his Department for (a) land and (b) buildings for free schools in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The free schools programme was introduced in 2010 with the first free school opening in September 2011. As of 1 March 2019, there are 443 free schools open across the country, which will provide over 250,000 places at capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The department &amp; LocatED are responsible for acquiring the land and buildings required to establish these schools, ensuring that they are located in appropriate and safe surroundings, are a good fit with the school’s educational aims and offer good value for money.</p><p> </p><p>In most cases, land and buildings are acquired on a freehold or peppercorn lease, however, for some schools; particularly those involving the use of temporary accommodation, the department may enter into a commercial lease. The department estimates the total rental payment for land and buildings for free schools for each academic year to be as set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs (to the nearest £100,000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£0.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£2.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£7.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£9.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£10.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£12.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>£13.6 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019 (to date)</p></td><td><p>£10.6 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department’s total rental costs for land and buildings (including for the department’s own use) are set out in the Consolidated Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 110381 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1093463

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the financial sustainability of universities currently operating with a deficit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Coventry South to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne on 18 February 2019, to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=220252" target="_blank">220252</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/03/2019 16:09:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1093467

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to lower rates of water-borne diseases in conflict areas throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2015 DFID has supported 24.9 million people living in fragile states to access clean water and sanitation to lower the rates of water-borne diseases. This includes 16.7 million beneficiaries living in states with a high level of fragility, such as Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.</p><p> </p><p>In Yemen, we are bringing together the science community, including the UK Met Office, US academics and NASA (the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration), with operational partners on the ground to improve the forecasting of where cholera is likely to occur, to enable earlier preparedness and action.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2019 12:13:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1093473

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Refuges: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of refuges for victims of domestic abuse in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>My Department does not hold information on the availability of refuges for victims of domestic abuse in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands. However, I am pleased to confirm that Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council led the West Midlands in successful pan-regional bids for both the 2016-18 £20 million and the 2018-20 £22 million funds, building upon their regional partnership, increase refuge provision and remove barriers to accessing refuge. Through the 2016-18 fund the West Midlands was awarded £639,253 over the two years, including receiving a share of the £1.1 million top up funding. In the current 2018-20 fund the West Midlands has been awarded £638,849, with the first instalment being released December 2019 and the remaining to be released in the new financial year.</p><p>My department has also carried out a review of how domestic abuse services are locally commissioned and funded across England. We have worked closely with sector partners, drawing on their data, expertise and knowledge and taken account of the findings of an independent audit of provision of domestic abuse services across England, led by Ipsos MORI. Following the review, we intend to consult on potential measures for sustainable delivery of support for victims and their children in accommodation-based services for domestic abuse across England shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 27/03/2019 10:53:58 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham