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1421373

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date	09/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Bus Services: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much of the levelling up fund is specifically earmarked for improving Birmingham’s bus network.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund invests in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.</p><p>Successful applicants to the first round of the Levelling Up Fund were announced alongside the 2021 Spending Review. Birmingham City Council was awarded over £52 million in funding across three projects, including £19.94 million for the ‘Dudley Road’ project.</p><p>This bid focuses on major highways improvements around Birmingham City Centre to improve transport accessibility into the city. This includes the provision of bus priority measures, which will improve bus journey times into and out of the city.</p><p>Further funding opportunities will be available through a second round of the Levelling Up Fund, which will open in spring 2022. More information on this will be available in due course</p><p> </p><p>The West Midlands Combined Authority also received £1 billion in funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement to improve the regions tram, train, bus and cycle networks.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 28/02/2022 17:39:56 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421374

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	IVF: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce regional ​disparities in access to IVF treatment for same-sex couples.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton on 31 January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-26/112645" target="_blank">112645</a>.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:17:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421375

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	IVF: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of IVF treatment on the NHS for same-sex couples.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made, as the Department does not collect this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 10:21:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421376

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been waiting longer than three months for a work capability assessment as of 9 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>The requested data is not held.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/02/2022 12:05:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421377

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is from a claimant making an application to receiving a decision on their work capability assessment for the most recent period available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) statistics on gov.uk which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">here</a>. The median ESA WCA customer journey processing times for initial claims can be found in section 10 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2021/esa-work-capability-assessments-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2021#esa-wca-customer-journey-clearance-times-for-initial-claims-experimental-statistics" target="_blank">latest statistical bulletin</a>. The statistics include the average time taken for the full end-to-end process.</p><p> </p><p>More details can also be found in Table 1 of the ‘Clearance Times for Initial Claims’ dataset in the ESA Work Capability Assessments section of <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. Guidance for users is available <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information for Universal Credit WCA processing times is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/02/2022 12:05:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421378

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Universal Credit: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason students’ funding received from student finance funded maintenance loans is deducted from their overall universal credit payments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Student loans and grants have a £110 disregard in each Universal Credit monthly assessment period. After this threshold is met, they are treated as income and Universal Credit is deducted accordingly. Special Support Elements or Grants are fully disregarded, as these specifically cover the cost of an educational course.</p><p>Financial support for students primarily comes from grants and the student loans system, which is specifically designed for their needs, unlike the wider benefits system. It is right that Universal Credit does not duplicate support already being given. In this respect, Universal Credit mirrors other benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, and new-style Jobseekers Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 121691 question first answered 24/02/2022 15:35:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421379

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Universal Credit: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Student Finance Maintenance Loans are counted as income for universal credit calculations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Student loans and grants have a £110 disregard in each Universal Credit monthly assessment period. After this threshold is met, they are treated as income and Universal Credit is deducted accordingly. Special Support Elements or Grants are fully disregarded, as these specifically cover the cost of an educational course.</p><p>Financial support for students primarily comes from grants and the student loans system, which is specifically designed for their needs, unlike the wider benefits system. It is right that Universal Credit does not duplicate support already being given. In this respect, Universal Credit mirrors other benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, and new-style Jobseekers Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 121690 question first answered 24/02/2022 15:35:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421381

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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 Certificates: Travel Requirements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the records of covid-19 booster vaccinations are provided on covid-19 travel passes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>When travelling abroad, records confirming receiving the booster vaccination can be accessed using the NHS COVID Pass via the NHS App and NHS.UK. The booster record can be seen in both the Domestic and Travel COVID Pass sections.</p><p> </p><p>From 10 December 2021, an NHS COVID Pass letter can be ordered via the 119 or NHS.UK, if non-digital proof is required for the booster vaccination for international travel. The letter will show a 2D barcode for each vaccination received, including the booster vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 16:34:35 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421382

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support food supply in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>On 28 January, the Foreign Secretary announced £97 million humanitarian assistance, delivering on the UK's promise to double UK aid to Afghanistan to £286 million in 2021-22. Afghanistan is now the world's most severe food security crisis and UK Aid will provide emergency food assistance for 4.47 million people. We are working closely with the World Food Programme to ensure that food insecure adults and children receive the support they need. We have now disbursed over £176 million to Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in the region to address the most urgent humanitarian needs.</p><p>The UK also played a key role in pressing for a resolution establishing a humanitarian exception under the UN Afghanistan sanctions regime. On 27 January 2022, the UK government laid legislation to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2615. This will save lives and reduce the impediments faced by humanitarian agencies.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 24/02/2022 15:45:45 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe