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1083582

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date	07/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Spaces Protection Orders: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the use of public spaces protection orders to target homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly discusses use of ASB powers with partners, including local authorities, through its strategic board.</p><p>Public Spaces Protection Orders should be used proportionately to tackle anti-social behaviour, and not to target specific groups or the most vulnerable in our communities. We refreshed the statutory guidance on use of the powers in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2014 in December 2017 to give greater emphasis on ensuring appropriate and proportionate use of the powers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2019 16:56:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1083595

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase consumer awareness of the potential advantages and disadvantages of investing in cryptoassets.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has considered its approach to cryptoassets through the Cryptoassets Taskforce - comprised of the Treasury, the Bank of England, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. The Government will be consulting on its approach to cryptoassets this year.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has issued consumer warnings highlighting the risks of cryptoassets and warning that any individual investing in cryptoassets should be prepared to lose money. Cryptoassets have also been added to the FCA’s ScamSmart website, which helps consumers to avoid falling victim to common types of scams and investment fraud.</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752070/cryptoassets_taskforce_final_report_final_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/03/2019 13:33:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1083598

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Ukraine: Elections
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 held with his Ukrainian counterparts on potential foreign interference in that country's forthcoming presidential election.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned over persistent attempts by Russia to undermine political stability in Ukraine, including through disinformation campaigns and cyber-attacks. The Foreign Secretary and I continue to discuss these issues with international partners, including our Ukrainian counterparts. UK officials also continue to work closely with the Ukrainian Government to help strengthen Ukraine's resilience against Russia's actions. We are providing substantial assistance to strengthen Ukraine's democracy and institutions, including countering potential outside interference in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:01:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1083605

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Tourism
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 estimate his Department has made of the total net economic effect of foreign tourists visiting (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics only holds data on the Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK’s economy in 2013 at a regional level. They also document the UK’s GVA every year at a national level (shown in the table below). They do not hold GVA information at a city level. In 2013, the GVA for tourism in the West Midlands was 3.76bn.</p><p> </p><p>Direct Tourism GVA in the UK:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£44.6bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£49bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£53bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£57.3bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£59bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£60.4bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£64.6bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£68.3bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£67.7bn (Provisional)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Not available yet</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table outlines the international visitor spend in the locations requested:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£594.5m</p></td><td><p>£16.5bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£549.2m</p></td><td><p>£16.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£570.6m</p></td><td><p>£17.9bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£577.9m</p></td><td><p>£18.5bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£843.2m</p></td><td><p>£21.1bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£761.3m</p></td><td><p>£21.7bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£816.2m</p></td><td><p>£21.9bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£854.7m</p></td><td><p>£22.4bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£806.9m</p></td><td><p>£24.4bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Not available yet</p></td><td><p>Not available yet</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/03/2019 16:53:43 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1083608

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the legislation on sexual harassment in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government strongly condemns sexual harassment in the workplace, and is committed to seeing it end.</p><p>The UK has some of the strongest workplace protections in the world. These include explicit protections against sexual harassment in the workplace under the Equality Act 2010, and the Government will be consulting this summer on whether these should be further strengthened.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2019 16:07:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1082586

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Floods
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 support humanitarian relief in Afghanistan in response to the recent floods.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The floods have had a devastating impact on already vulnerable Afghan communities. The worst affected provinces are Kandahar, Helmand, Herat and Farah. More than 40 people are known to have died, and hundreds of others have been injured or are missing. According to the Government, more than 7,100 houses have been damaged and over 5,600 destroyed across Afghanistan. More than 50,000 people require humanitarian assistance.</p><p> </p><p>At present, the Afghan Government are leading efforts to respond. International organisations are helping them to assess the situation on the ground and respond directly with food, non-food items, hygiene kits, winter clothes and emergency shelter (tents). DFID is closely monitoring what is happening and we stand ready to assist as and when our support is requested or required.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is at the forefront of the international humanitarian response in Afghanistan. As a result of UK funding, up to two million Afghans received lifesaving assistance in 2018, including hundreds of thousands of Afghans affected by one of the worst droughts the country has ever faced. Our assistance includes shelter and heating support to help displaced people face the winter, as well as food assistance, lifesaving health &amp; nutrition services, clean water, and demining activities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/03/2019 17:35:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1082591

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Education
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 number of 16 to 18 year olds in full-time education studying foreign language courses in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of 16-18 year olds studying modern foreign languages is not held centrally, but the number of students entering an A level exam in any modern foreign language has been provided as a proxy.</p><p> </p><p>The number of entries by students at the end of their 16-18 study in England for 2009/10 to 2017/18[1] inclusive is provided in the tables below. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of entries (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>29.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>27.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15[2]</p></td><td><p>27.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18[3],[4]</p></td><td><p>25.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: 16-18 attainment data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Covers examination results of students aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August 2017.</p><p>[2] Figures from 2012/13 to 2014/15 cover students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the reporting year. Figures for earlier years cover students who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the summer of the reporting year.</p><p>[3] Figures for 2015/16 onwards cover students at the of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A/AS level, applied single A/AS level, applied double A/AS level or combined A/AS level during their 16-18 study. As a result there has been a large increase in the number of A level students since 2016 and therefore figures are not directly comparable to earlier years.</p><p>[4] 2018 figures are based on revised data. Figures for all other years are final.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 16:40:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1082607

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of gender-based pay inequality in the education sector.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2018 provisional data shows that the median pay gap in the UK between male and female teaching and education professionals is 6.1%.</p><p>The Department is committed to working with schools to address barriers that can prevent women from progressing in the workplace. £2 million has been invested in new nationwide school led equality and diversity hubs to share expertise and provide professional development for teachers with protected characteristics, including women. The Department is also working with school leaders to expand opportunities for flexible work in schools which will help to retain experienced female teachers in the profession.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document states that, ‘Procedures for determining pay must comply with all the requirements of discrimination legislation. Procedures for determining pay should also be consistent with the principles of public life – objectivity, openness and accountability.’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 17:48:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1082613

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Food: Standards
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 recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the farming industry on the food standards element of a future trade deal with the US.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of the farming industry to discuss the UK’s departure from the EU and future trade opportunities. We have been clear that any future trade agreements must work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK. We will maintain our standards on food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection as part of any future trade deals.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/03/2019 14:49:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1082616

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 his Department has made of the potential effect of falling usage of cash in retail transactions on the economic sustainability of high streets.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) with a statutory duty to ensure that payment systems work well for those who use them. As part of this, the PSR regulates LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's ATM network) and is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/03/2019 15:28:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham