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648660

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date	30/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2016 to Question 54390, how many civil servants are employed full-time in support of the 2018 boundary review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Following laws passed by Parliament, the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions are currently consulting on their proposals to deliver the Boundary Review, and their final proposals will be shared with Parliament in autumn 2018. These reforms will ensure fair and equal representation for the voting public across the United Kingdom by the next general election, and also delivers on the Government’s manifesto pledge to reduce the size of the Commons which will save an estimated £66 million over the course of a Parliament.</p><p>Equalising the size of constituencies in the Boundary Review will ensure everyone’s vote will carry equal weight. Without such boundary reforms, MPs could end up representing constituencies based on data that is over 20 years’ old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration. As it stands, some constituencies have twice as many electors than other constituencies and this cannot be right.</p><p>The four Boundary Commissions are between them currently employing a total of 32 staff (full-time equivalent) on the conduct of the Boundary Review. The four Boundary Commissions have, to date, spent approximately £2.3 million on the conduct of the current Boundary Review. This is money which would be wasted under the Labour Party’s proposals to try to block and delay this independent Review (as per the divisions of 18 November 2016, Official Report, Columns 563-666).</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/12/2016 16:40:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648743

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the level of access for civilians in the city of Aleppo to clean water; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>In the East of Aleppo city, DFID partners assess that the supply of water is sporadic and the quality inadequate as a result of damage arising from the ongoing Regime offensive. To help address this, DFID implementing partners have supported repairs to water networks and generators and provided water purification tablets and jerry cans. In the West of Aleppo city, where there has been less damage to the water system, supply is assessed as adequate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2016 18:08:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648744

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Syria: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on coordinating the delivery of aid to the city of Aleppo; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has discussed our deep concerns about the appalling humanitarian situation with Secretary Kerry and other key partners on a regular basis, including when he hosted a meeting in London on 16 October. The Prime Minister discussed the situation in Aleppo with the leaders of the US, Germany, Italy, France, Spain when she attended a summit in Berlin on 18 November. The Foreign Secretary asked the Russian Foreign Minister on 22 November to use his influence with the Syrian regime to let aid into Aleppo. Our Ambassador to the United Nations has repeated these message in the UN, most recently during the UK and French called emergency session of the Security Council on 30 November. The opposition have agreed the UN's four point plan for Aleppo. The regime needs to also. They could do this in a moment.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/12/2016 14:24:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648746

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of civilian casualties across Syria since the conflict began; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>​It is difficult to obtain precise figures about casualties in Syria. In a stark demonstration of the extent of the tragedy, the UN ceased issuing casualty figures in 2014. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura estimated in April 2016 that 400,000 people had been killed in the conflict. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that 203,000 civilians had been killed between March 2011 and November 2016 and that 92% of them were victims of the Asad regime.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/12/2016 14:20:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648832

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the level of (a) financial and (b) material support delivered by her Department to civilians fleeing conflict in Syria in each of the last six months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>In each of the last six months for which we have available data, DFID has disbursed the following financial assistance to implementing partners to deliver support in financial year 2016/2017 to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey who have been forced to flee Syria. In Turkey our support is now being fully channelled through the EU Facility for Refugees. We have not provided any separate material or in-kind assistance to implementing partners. In addition, to date 61% of our funding for projects in Syria has been channelled via UN agencies.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Jordan</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lebanon</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turkey</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>£16.5m</p></td><td><p>£13.6m</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>£560k</p></td><td><p>£170k</p></td><td><p>£945k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.6m</p></td><td><p>£28k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td><p>£13.3m</p></td><td><p>£14.5m</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>£853k</p></td><td><p>£2m</p></td><td><p>£84m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>£9.7m</p></td><td><p>£39.1m</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/12/2016 15:09:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648835

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to her international counterparts on coordinating the delivery of aid to the city of Aleppo; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development discusses the appalling humanitarian situation in eastern Aleppo and the coordination of delivery with the heads of UN agencies on a regular basis. Most recently, she raised this matter with Stephen O’Brien, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator on 30 November. The Secretary of State has also issued statements on the continued suffering of the people of eastern Aleppo, calling on Russia to use its influence with the Syrian regime to allow aid in.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/12/2016 16:50:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648907

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Work Capability Assessment: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of Work Capability Assessments for people with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) was been designed to take full account of how fluctuating conditions such as multiple sclerosis, affect a claimant’s ability to work. The WCA assesses individuals against a set of functional descriptors not specific conditions, as two people with the same condition can be affected in different ways and gives people the opportunity to explain how their condition varies over time.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper published on the 31 October seeks to make a positive change to how we help people with health conditions and disabilities to realise their potential and includes reforms to the WCA.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/12/2016 15:47:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648908

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Sick Leave: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to employers on disability absence policy for employees with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department provides a pan-disability service and has therefore not issued any specific guidance to employers in respect of multiple sclerosis.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident provides guidance to employers to enable them to recruit and support disabled people and those with long term health conditions in work, including people with physical impairments as a result of conditions such as multiple sclerosis. In addition, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance to employers on how they can support their disabled employees to stay in work.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that supportive absence management processes are key to helping people stay in work or return to work after a period of sickness absence. Fit Notes and Statutory Sick Pay are there to support employees to remain in work or return to work. In the recently published ‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’, we are consulting on proposals to reform the Statutory Sick Pay and Fit Note systems so that they better encourage supportive conversations and phased returns to work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/12/2016 17:56:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648909

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Multiple Sclerosis: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with multiple sclerosis are not discriminated against in the workplace; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Measures to prevent workplace discrimination exist in the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), for which my Department has lead responsibility.</p><p>We are committed to protecting people with disabilities in the workplace. The Act places obligations on employers in relation to disabled employees which ensure that workers who have chronic diseases or conditions (whether terminal or not), or debilitating illnesses, are fully protected from any unlawful treatment by their employers.</p><p>Multiple sclerosis is one of the specified disabilities in the Act which means anyone with this condition is automatically considered disabled and so protected from discriminatory treatment in employment.</p><p>In most other cases protection from discrimination would still be available where a worker’s condition fits the definition of a disability set out in section 6 of the 2010 Act - i.e. “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”. The Act defines long-term in this context as having lasted, or being likely to last for at least 12 months, or likely to last for the rest of the life of the person. ‘Substantial’ is defined as more than minor or trivial.</p><p>As a signal of our commitment to promoting employment among disabled people the Government recently launched the new Disability Confident Scheme. By working through the 3-level scheme employers can develop the tools they need to recruit, retain and develop more disabled staff, and can gain a badge and certificate to mark their achievements. The scheme also provides supporting advice, guidance and case studies to help employers on their Disability Confident journeys. Amongst other things the Scheme covers the need for employers to respond positively to requests for adjustments, including working flexibility.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/12/2016 15:12:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648910

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people in the workforce who have multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Our measure of disability employment by condition type is based on data from the Labour Force Survey. Whilst this survey has a large sample size, it does not collect enough data on every specific condition to provide robust estimates on the number of working age adults who have multiple sclerosis on its own. Latest available figures report that in Q2 2016 around 146,000 of the disabled working age adults who have progressive illnesses that include multiple sclerosis (but also cancer, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson’s disease and muscular dystrophy) are in employment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/12/2016 12:01:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham