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347254

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date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations his Department has received from local residents' groups on High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>I am unaware of any specific recent representations to the Department from local residents’ groups on HS2. However, such representations might be expected to go to HS2 Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/06/2015 10:56:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

347255

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 total cost of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Spending Round 2013 (SR 2013) provided an agreed funding envelope for delivery of the HS2 project of £50.1bn (in 2011 prices and excluding VAT). This comprises construction costs of £21.4bn for Phase 1 and £21.2bn for Phase 2 plus £7.5bn for Rolling Stock. These costs include a considerable level of contingency.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/06/2015 12:58:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

347256

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's estimate is of the (a) commencement and (b) completion dates for construction of Phase 1 of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Phase One of High Speed 2 is due to commence operation in December 2026. Therefore, subject to the successful passage of the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill, construction of Phase One is expected to begin during 2017 and to be complete by 2026.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/06/2015 11:01:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

347257

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against 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 progress has been made by investigations into cases of historical child abuse.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>No case of child abuse is ‘historical’ for victims and survivors. They must live with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives. The Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been set up to determine whether state and non-state institutions take, and have taken, seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse within England and Wales. Any specific allegation to the Inquiry will, where necessary, be referred to law enforcement bodies for consideration for criminal investigation. The Home Office has funded Operation Hydrant, which is the national policing response to the oversight and co-ordination of all child abuse investigations concerning persons of public prominence or those offences which have taken place in institutional settings. The day-to-day investigation into cases of child sexual abuse, including abuse that has taken place in the past, is an operational matter for the police and law enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/06/2015 14:10:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

347258

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Ukraine: 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 assessment his Department has made of the political situation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Russia’s destabilisation of eastern Ukraine has resulted in a humanitarian crisis, with over 1.5 million people displaced, over 6000 people killed and tens of thousands wounded. The situation there will only improve when Russia abides by the commitments it made at Minsk; withdraws its troops, its heavy weaponry and support for the separatists.</p><p>Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea we have become increasingly concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation there. We continue to call for free and unconditional access by international humanitarian and human rights organisations to Crimea at all times.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 02/06/2015 14:17:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

347260

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Listed Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on changing planning guidance on listed buildings to reduce heat loss through windows.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>Ministers within the Department for Communities and Local Government regularly meet with colleagues from other Departments to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/06/2015 15:51:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347261

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Historic Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to make historic houses more energy efficient.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) offers a range of policies aimed at making houses, including historic houses, more energy efficient.</p><p>In addition, DECC is supporting the development of guidance from the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance to help reduce the risks of unintended consequences when retro-fitting insulation to buildings, particularly older ones, including moisture risk guidance and an online tool to help installers assess the suitability of retrofit measures for traditional buildings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 15:44:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347263

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans she has to encourage the development of off-shore wind combined with tidal generation.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is the world’s leader in offshore wind with over 4GW of capacity installed. The UK is also a leader and one of the most attractive markets in the world for investment in tidal stream energy. It will be for developers to bring forward proposals if they wish to attempt to combine the two technologies. We are aware that there is some research in this area which is at an early stage.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:29:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347264

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Photovoltaics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she expects solar photovoltaics to reach grid parity.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>We expect that the global price for solar PV will continue to fall over coming years but it is difficult to state with certainty when subsidies will no longer be required. Taking account of uncertainty, some UK projects may begin to reach parity with wholesale or retail electricity prices in the latter years of this decade, depending on the electricity price scenario used, the speed of cost reductions, and the geographical location.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:30:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347265

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Bats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on changes to planning regulations that could increase the supply of places suitable for bat roosts and reduce the incidence of bats roosting in churches.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the General Election the Church Commissioners plan to seek an early meeting with the Department for Communities and Local Government regarding changing the regulations on bat roosts. In recent years the Church of England has seen increased numbers of bats using church buildings as roosts. This increased usage of our church buildings by bats for roosting is causing considerable strain on the parish communities and volunteers who maintain the parish churches alongside the great expense in cleaning and restoration of items of great religious, cultural and historic significance. In extreme cases the presence of bats is preventing the building being used for worship or by its wider community.</p><p>The Church of England is working alongside Natural England on a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund bid which will seek to provide physical and long lasting solutions for the worst affected churches and create a wider support network for those with smaller or transient bat populations. Both St . Margaret of Antioch, Wellington and St Mary’s Church, Pembridge in my Hon Friend’s constituency have faced significant problems with bat populations. Both churches are part of the Heritage Lottery Fund bid and have already installed mitigation measures. We hope the bid for support will be successful and that this might then be able to bring some relief to churches across the country.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 02/06/2015 10:42:20 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin