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1054707

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date	04/02/2019
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
hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effects on health and safety standards of leaving the EU (a) under the Withdrawal Agreement and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	216127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has committed to protect workers’ rights as the United Kingdom (UK) leaves the European Union (EU). This includes the requirements to ensure health and safety in the workplace. The UK already has one of the best records on health and safety at work among member states of the EU.</p><p> </p><p>During the implementation period of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will no longer be a member state of the EU. However, common rules will remain in place until the end of the period. This will include rules on health and safety at work.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a ‘no deal’ outcome with the EU, the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 will continue to apply, alongside the requirements of the health and safety regulations made under the Act. There will need to be minor technical fixes to a small number of requirements. These are set out in the Health and Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. The Regulations will ensure that the requirements continue to work if there is no deal with the EU by exit day.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, work is going on to ensure that there continues to be an effective regulatory regime for the safe management of chemicals after exit day. This will ensure that requirements established through EU regulations will, with suitable fixes for a UK-only situation, continue to work here in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p> </p><p>This action, taken together with the protections provided by the existing health and safety framework, will ensure that standards are maintained in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 16:33:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1054709

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's support for people on legacy benefits with high support needs who will be required to transfer to universal credit during managed migration.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	216128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that all claimants, especially the most vulnerable, are supported as they move from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders so the widest possible range of insights are played into the design of the pilot. Learnings from the pilot will shape the support we provide to claimants.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/02/2019 14:00:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1054712

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	National Parks: Disadvantaged
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 steps his Department is taking to increase the number of visitors to national parks from deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	216129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned a 21<sup>st</sup> Century Review of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), led by Julian Glover, supported by an experienced advisory group. Among its objectives the Review will examine the role of National Parks and AONBs in connecting people from all sections of society with the natural environment. The Review builds on the existing Eight-Point Plan for England’s National Parks 2016-2020, which sets out plans to encourage more visitors to National Parks. The Government has also announced £10 million funding for the Children and Nature Programme which aims to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better access to the natural environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/02/2019 10:52:57 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1054714

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Ketamine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the risks of ketamine amongst the adult population.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	216130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England delivers FRANK, the Government’s drug information and advisory website and is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.talktofrank.com/" target="_blank">https://www.talktofrank.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>The FRANK site offers information about ketamine, covering the risks of use, the law on using it and advice on what to do if you are concerned about your own drug use, or another person’s usage. It also sign-posts users to relevant support services and provides a 24 hour free-to-use confidential help line, text and email message services and online chat.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 17:30:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1054719

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the total number and proportion of universal credit claimants that are now in employment as a result of the introduction of that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	216131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of people on Universal Credit as at 13 December 2018 was around 1.6 million. Of these people around 580 thousand (around 37 per cent) were in employment. The detailed figures can be found in Table 3.1 of the latest Universal Credit statistics at:</p><p>(Table 3.1) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-13-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-april-2013-to-13-december-2018</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is all about getting people into work and, for those already in work, increasing their income through more work. Latest analysis published by DWP shows that Universal Credit is working and people are 4% more likely to have been in work at some point in the 6 months following their claim than under Jobseeker’s Allowance. In June 2018 DWP published plans for further analysis of the labour market impact of Universal Credit, which can be accessed at: . This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-understanding-its-impact-on-the-labour-market" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-understanding-its-impact-on-the-labour-market</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/02/2019 17:17:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052455

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Food
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 ensure the supply of food to schools in the event that UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	215549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the government’s top priority. However, a responsible government must plan for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario. The government has been working to plan arrangements that ensure goods can continue to flow into the UK without significant delays from additional controls and checks. We are continuously engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to support industry preparedness, and will continue to work with food suppliers to prepare for a no deal departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/02/2019 16:52:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052456

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for the procurement of military equipment.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	215550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering large, complex and technologically challenging defence programmes to give our military the very best equipment. In November 2018 we published our most recent financial summary for the Equipment Plan, which explained that there is a significant level of financial risk in the plan and that forecast costs exceeded allocated funding by £7 billion across 10 years of the programme in April 2018.</p><p>As part of our work to modernise and transform the Ministry of Defence, we are revising our approach to improving military capabilities and improving efficiency to ensure we focus on delivery of sustainable savings for reinvestment in the front-line. We also continue to work closely with the National Audit Office to improve our management of the Equipment Plan. We will take careful note of the concerns raised in the recent Public Accounts Committee report on the Equipment Plan and will produce a formal response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/02/2019 14:51:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052457

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hakeem al-Araibi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) FIFA and (b) IOC on the unlawful detainment of footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in Thailand.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	215551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The detention of Hakeem al-Araibi in Thailand was recently raised at the debate on Sport in the UK and in questions to FCO colleagues. This is a matter for the Governments of Thailand, Bahrain and Australia.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2019 14:33:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052458

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of UK-based businesses based in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK that are considering relocating out of the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	215552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure an orderly exit from the EU and a good deal for the UK. We continue to engage extensively with business across the country, including the West Midlands, to understand their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing businesses with the latest advice and information to ensure that they are prepared for all aspects of leaving the EU. The guidance published at <a href="https://euexitbusiness.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://euexitbusiness.campaign.gov.uk/</a> helps businesses locate the most relevant information based on their sector and activities.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/02/2019 15:18:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052459

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Treasure: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Treasury Act 1996 to promoting museum-led conservation.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	215553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The aim of the Treasure Act 1996 is to preserve important and significant finds for public collections. The intention is that at the end of the process governed by the Act and its associated code of practice, a treasure find will be acquired and conserved by a museum.</p><p> </p><p>The Act and code both emphasise the importance of conservation throughout the treasure find process. The code contains extensive information on the treatment of finds and urges finders to follow appropriate codes of conduct and to seek the advice of professional archaeologists of archaeological and conservation methods.</p><p> </p><p>The Portable Antiquities Scheme, which operates in England and Wales, and which records archaeological finds, also provides advice on conservation to finders.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/02/2019 13:39:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham