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973162

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Iran: 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 discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the recent Iran Freedom gathering in Paris.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We understand that investigations have been ongoing in a number of European countries regarding perpetrators of a plot against a conference in Paris. On 3rd October, France announced plans to freeze the financial assets of two Iranian nationals, as well as assets belonging to the Iranian domestic intelligence agency in response to the foiled attack. We are not aware at this stage of a link to the UK. The Foreign Secretary has not discussed this with his French counterpart, although we engage regularly with the French Government on a range of security issues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2018 09:58:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

973163

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 the Norwegian Refugee Council on Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials regularly meet with the Norwegian Refugee Council to discuss the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and to get updates on the progress of the British funded legal aid programme. The programme supports Bedouin communities and Palestinians facing demolition or eviction in Area C of the West Bank to challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 14:50:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

973164

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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, what steps he is taking to improve safety for cyclists on roads in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Local traffic authorities such as Coventry are free to make their own decisions about the design of the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation. They also have the powers to set local 20 mph speed limits or traffic calming measures in line with their local conditions and requirements, in areas heavily used by bicycles. We continue to seek to make cycling safer. That is why we launched our Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review Call for Evidence. This closed on 1 June 2018. Over 13,000 responses were submitted and are being considered. The Department will continue to consider the evidence submitted and issue a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 11:57:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973165

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of road accidents involving telegraph poles or road signs in Coventry since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of reported accidents where a ‘road sign or traffic signal’ or ‘telegraph or electricity pole’ was recorded as the first object hit off carriageway for a vehicle involved in the accident in Coventry for years 2010 to 2017 is given in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Reported accidents by first object hit by vehicle(s) off carriageway, Coventry, 2010 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Road sign or traffic signal</p></td><td><p>Telegraph or electricity pole</p></td><td><p>Road sign/traffic signal or telegraph/electricity pole<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> Source: DfT Stats19 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Accidents can involve both a road sign/traffic signal and a telegraph/electricity pole for different vehicles</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 12:13:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973166

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the numbers of pupils completing the English Baccalaureate in (a) Coventry South constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of students entered for and achieving the English Baccalaureate is published at parliamentary constituency, local authority, regional and national level in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England: statistical first release” series. [1]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a>.</p><p>National, regional and local authority figures can be found in the local authority tables within each year (revised)</p><p>Parliamentary constituency information can be found in the following publications:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 to 2013/14 Pupil residency and school location tables: SFR06/2015: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399007/SFR06_2015_Pupil_res_and_school_location.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399007/SFR06_2015_Pupil_res_and_school_location.xls</a> (Table C).</p><p>2014/15 - Pupil residency and school location tables: SFR 01/2016 : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493479/SFR01_2016_Pupil_Residency_and_School_Location_Tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493479/SFR01_2016_Pupil_Residency_and_School_Location_Tables.xls</a> (Table PC1).</p><p> </p><p>2015/16 - Pupil residency and school location tables: SFR03/2017 : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584152/SFR03_2017_pupil_residency_and_school_location_tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584152/SFR03_2017_pupil_residency_and_school_location_tables.xls</a> (Table PC1).</p><p> </p><p>2016/17 - Pupil residency and school location tables: SFR01/2018: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676692/SFR01_2018_Pupil_Residency_and_School_location_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676692/SFR01_2018_Pupil_Residency_and_School_location_tables.xlsx</a> (Table PC1).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/10/2018 15:37:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973167

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Homelessness: Pregnancy
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of pregnant women who are homeless in (a) Coventry and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Official homelessness statistics confirm how many women have been accepted as statutorily homeless, who are pregnant but do not already have children in their care. The most recent figures suggest that in Q1 2018 there were 6 such cases in Coventry and 900 in England.</p><p>We have recently enacted the Homelessness Reduction Act which means that more people will be helped sooner and local authorities will move away from crisis intervention towards prevention.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/10/2018 14:55:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973168

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cyclists who have died due to potholes on roads in (a) Coventry and (b) England in each year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the cause of road accidents, or on potholes in road accidents specifically.</p><p> </p><p>Contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p> </p><p>For each year where contributory factors data is available (2005 to 2017), the number of reported pedal cyclist fatalities in England where a contributory factor of ‘poor or defective road surface’ was reported in the accident is provided in the table. There were no pedal cyclist fatalities in Coventry in accidents where this contributory factor was recorded for the years 2005 to 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Reported pedal cyclist fatalities where 'Poor or defective road surface' reported as a contributory factor in the accident, England, 2005 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Fatalities</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 72 per cent of accidents reported to the police in 2017 in Great Britain met these criteria</p><p> </p><p>Advice about potholes is available to local highway authorities through the UK Roads Liaison Group Code of Practice, “Well Managed Highway Infrastructure”. This Code provides guidance to highway authorities on maintaining and managing their highways for all road users.</p><p> </p><p>The Code refers to other advice, including the Pothole Review report published in 2012, which provides guidance on areas including preventative maintenance and delivering “right first time” pothole repairs. This Report was endorsed by a number of organisations, including the Cyclists’ Touring Club, now Cycling UK and refers to the needs of cyclists when considering maintenance requirements. The Review report recommends that authorities consider the guidance provided in the ADEPT report, “Potholes and Repair Techniques for Local Highways” and adopt as appropriate to their local circumstances using a risk based approach which should take account of the need of cyclists.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 12:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973169

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Neighbourhood Plans
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 (a) effect on and (b) additional costs incurred by (i) local planning authorities and (ii) qualifying bodies producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan of undertaking assessments of the implications for European Sites of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications. No formal assessment has been made of the likely costs of the ruling for Local Planning Authorities or Qualifying Bodies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

973170

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the requirements relating to Habitats Regulations Assessments and European Sites on the ability of qualifying bodies to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

973171

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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 Ireland
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on with whom responsibility will lie for Tourism Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, the promotion of tourism in Northern Ireland and Ireland was set out in the North-South Ministerial Council as one of the priorities for co-operation. The UK Government has consistently placed upholding the Agreement at the heart of its approach, and recognises the basis it has provided for the deep economic and social cooperation on the island of Ireland. This includes North-South cooperation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is confident we will reach an agreement with the EU that avoids a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We do not anticipate any change to the agreement on how the island of Ireland is promoted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/10/2018 11:49:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon