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1627600

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Human Rights: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department is taking steps to promote a respectful discourse on the rights of trans people.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we want people who are transgender to be able to live their lives as they wish. We must also protect free speech and allow open and tolerant discussion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has a robust legislative framework to protect the rights of trans people, including the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Recently, the government modernised the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate by reducing the fee and moving the application process online. We have also committed to banning conversion practices, including for transgender people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/05/2023 15:47:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1441489

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to find places on UK medical courses for UK students who were studying in Ukraine but have now been displaced as a result of Russia's invasion of that country.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	140436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The department is aware that UK nationals studying in Ukraine, many of whom were studying medicine, have had their studies disrupted. The government will look to support these students as they reassess their options in the UK and the department has asked universities to treat these students sensitively.</p><p>The department recognises that, for a variety of reasons, many of these students cannot be accommodated on medicine courses. Therefore, we are encouraging universities to consider alternative options to allow these students to continue their studies. These include related courses in the biological sciences or subjects allied to medicine.</p><p>The department is also looking into how the higher education (HE) sector can support Ukrainian HE providers should it be appropriate or feasible for elements of the course or exams to be delivered remotely.</p><p>Whilst HE providers are autonomous and independent from government, we are encouraging them to be as flexible as possible for all students impacted by the situation in Ukraine and where they are facing challenges, to ensure support is given where it is most needed.</p><p>The department will continue to work closely with key representatives to explore how the HE sector can collectively support Ukrainian students.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/03/2022 14:59:53 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1315252

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
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	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s report entitled No End In Sight Report, published on 14 May 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for specific therapies catch-up plans for disabled children as part of the covid-19 recovery.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	2280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>We have no plans to make a specific assessment. However, as part of COVID-19 recovery planning we are working with the Department for Education and NHS England and NHS Improvement to improve the provision of therapies to disabled children. NHS England and NHS Improvement published guidance which makes clear that essential community services, including therapies such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, must be prioritised for children and young people aged up to 25 years old with special educational needs and disabilities and who have an Education Health and Care Plan in place or who are going through an assessment for one.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/05/2021 16:37:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1271312

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Ice Skating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will lift the tier three covid-19 restriction on competitive ice skaters aged 18 and over training at ice rinks.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	130059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>National restrictions ended on Wednesday 2 December and gyms and sport facilities are reopening across all tiers. Outdoor skating rinks can stay open across all tiers and indoor skating rinks can open in Tiers 1 and 2.</p><p>Under Tier 3, ice rinks are able to open for disability sport, sports as part of the curriculum in education and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18 year olds, including those who were under 18 years old on 31 August 2020. Elite and professional athletes may continue to use facilities including ice rinks to train and to compete behind closed doors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/01/2021 13:51:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1271424

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget provisions he has made for the implementation of the recommendations in the report entitled Digital Justice: HMCTS data strategy and delivering access to justice.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	130060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMCTS published a full response and progress update in October 2020 to Dr Byrom’s report Digital Justice: HMCTS data strategy and delivering access to justice. The response is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmcts-response-and-progress-update-on-dr-natalie-byrom-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmcts-response-and-progress-update-on-dr-natalie-byrom-report</a> and details HMCTS response and progress made to date on each of the 29 recommendations.</p><p>Delivery of HMCTS response is funded in part through existing budgets including the Reform programme, and in part through funding from Administrative Data Research UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 14:35:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1271428

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2020 to Question 61493 on Courts: Disability, what his timetable is for collecting data relating to disabled court users across the courts and tribunals system, in line with his Department’s commitment in the publication Making the most of HMCTS data.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	130061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Commitments on the timeframes for collecting data on the protected characteristics of our users, including disabled users, are included within the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925341/HMCTS_Making_the_most_of_HMCTS_data_v2.pdf" target="_blank">Making the most of HMCTS data</a>’ report.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/01/2021 14:40:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1271429

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2020 to Question 81888 on Courts: Video Conferencing, whether his Department holds data on the number of in-person hearings that are completed per hour in the (a) magistrates court, (b) county courts and (c) network of tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	130062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the number of hearings completed per hour or the duration of hearings. We continue to carefully monitor and evaluate the use of video and technology in courts, so that we can improve services and support access to justice. The decision to deal with a hearing or part of a hearing remotely is a matter for the judiciary and the length of hearings vary significantly whether in person or remote.</p><p>We are listening to feedback from all court users including the judiciary, legal professionals, staff and other key stakeholders to understand the impact of the technology during Covid and findings of that evaluation will be available in Spring 2021.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 130063 question first answered 11/01/2021 15:04:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1248411

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reconsider the decision to close specialist shops selling vaping products during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	110821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Hygiene and social distancing measures are vitally important for reducing the transmission risk of COVID-19. We know that the virus spreads readily in any indoor environment where members of different households and/or support bubbles spend time together, so the transmission risk in indoor settings, such as specialist shops selling vaping products, remains high.  On this basis the decision was made to close non-essential shops during the November 2020 national restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 08/03/2021 09:57:41 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 59967 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238836

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason (a) humanist wedding ceremonies and (b) religious marriages are treated differently under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	96886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>One is not a ceremony that has legal force; the other does have legal force. Humanist weddings can take place with 15 people present under these Regulations, as is the case for religious ceremonies and civil ceremonies.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/10/2020 16:53:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1221546

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release of 11 June 2020, entitled £63 million for local authorities to assist those struggling to afford food and other essentials, how much of that funding he plans to allocate to each local authority in the North East; and when he plans to issue guidance on the use of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>We are allocating the funding according to the size of a local authority’s population and the level of deprivation. The exact amounts will be published on the GOV.UK website in due course. We issued guidance to local authorities on Friday 10 July, which is available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-local-authority-emergency-assistance-grant-for-food-and-essential-supplies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-local-authority-emergency-assistance-grant-for-food-and-essential-supplies</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/07/2020 16:27:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham