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168732

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions made from the West Midlands have been successful in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	217735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217736 217737 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168728

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost has been of administering successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	217738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are unable to answer this request as we do not differentiate between successful &amp; unsuccessful appeals to ESA when calculating activity costs.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/12/2014 11:50:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

170373

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what free school project applications have been withdrawn or cancelled; and what each application had spent on (a) property and planning, (b) technical and consultant and (c) legal fees before withdrawal or cancellation.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	218726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 16 December 2014, 21 projects have withdrawn or been cancelled. These are listed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of School</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham Central Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Priory Rural Skills and Equestrian Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chorley Career and Sixth Form</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham Free Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rivendale Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnfield Fernwood Free School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Bristol Primary School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington Montessori School</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainbow Schools (Nottingham)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Lights</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Leeds Retail and Financial Services Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Free School Tottenham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Free School Leeds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TLG Bradford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark School of Enterprise</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Inspirar Bilingual Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marco Polo Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oasis Community School Walthamstow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phoenix Free School of Oldham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>On Track Chiltern</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Advance School Norbury</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>When a project is cancelled or withdrawn, the Department for Education seeks to make alternative use of any capital spend on sites or otherwise.</p><p>Any capital costs spent on these projects are declared in the Department’s annual accounts at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a></p><p>The March 2014 accounts will be published in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/12/2014 16:38:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169605

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Coventry City Council steps to make Coventry more accessible to cyclists.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	218073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As proposed in the draft Cycling Delivery Plan, published on 16 October 2014, we are looking to forge partnerships with local authorities. In exchange for signing up to a series of actions to deliver ambitious changes in cycling and walking - they will receive access to supporting tools and incentives, including priority access to funding, knowledge sharing, and sector expertise. If they have not already done so, I would encourage Coventry City Council to consider a partnership.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2014 16:24:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169606

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Urban Areas
	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 make cities more accessible to cyclists.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	218071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s localism agenda local authorities are responsible for their highways and for identifying and implementing sustainable transport options.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Cycling Ambition grants eight cities across England have shared £77 million of funding, and in these cities spend on cycling is now over £10 per person. In addition, in November, a further £114 million for the Cycling Ambition cities was announced.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, as proposed in the draft Cycling Delivery Plan, published on 16 October 2014, we are looking to forge partnerships with local authorities across England. In exchange for signing up to a series of actions to deliver ambitious changes in cycling and walking - they will receive access to supporting tools and incentives, including priority access to funding, knowledge sharing, and sector expertise.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2014 16:20:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169583

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of shoplifting were first-time offenders in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	218069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Shoplifting can have a serious financial impact on the businesses affected and the local economy and prosecutions will be brought where appropriate.</p><p>The table below shows the number of first time offenders to the criminal justice system in England and Wales convicted for Shoplifting in the 12 months ending June 2010 to 12 months ending June 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>First time offenders to the criminal justice system<sup>(1) </sup>in England and Wales, convicted for Shoplifting, 12 months ending June 2010 to 12 months ending June 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>12 month period to the end of June</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of offenders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,826</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,887</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Source: Police National Computer, Ministry of Justice</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Notes:</em></strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>(1) Offenders recorded on the Police National Computer by an English or Welsh police force as having received their first conviction. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, the figures only include primary offences recorded as shoplifting on the Police National Computer.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s extract of the Police National Computer (PNC), which is used for all analyses of offenders’ histories, only holds details on convictions given for recordable offences and does not generally include non-recordable summary offences usually heard in Magistrates courts. In addition, as with any large scale recording system the PNC is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/12/2014 15:52:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168731

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to process successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	217737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217735 217736 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168733

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions took longer than six months to process.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	217736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217735 217737 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169372

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Average Earnings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual percentage change in median gross weekly earnings was for (a) full-time employees who were in (i) continuous and (ii) discontinuous employment from one year to the next and (b) full-time employees aged 30 to 50 who were in (i) continuous and (ii) discontinuous employment from one year to the next in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	218074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:57:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 218074 ONS 461.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Median Gross Weekly Earning
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168734

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants have had their JSA sanctioned whilst going through the employment and support allowance appeals process.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	217734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. It should be noted that Employment Support Allowance (ESA) is payable whilst a person is appealing against a decision finding them fit for work. However, claimants may choose to claim JSA if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 15:44:35 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham