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1677494

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date	12/12/2023
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	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support leaseholders affected by dangerous cladding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	6389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>This government has delivered the most substantive reforms to building safety in nearly 40 years and leaseholders have been given significant legal protections from unfair remediation bills. All residential buildings above 11 metres in England now have a pathway to fix unsafe cladding, either through a taxpayer-funded scheme or through a developer-funded scheme. Following intensive talks with the home-building sector, we have a solution that is seeing industry take responsibility for fixing fire safety defects. Where developers or building owners are not currently funding cladding remediation, the Government has committed £5.1 billion of taxpayer money to ensure that people are safe in their homes.</p><p>The Building Safety Act 2022 created extensive new financial protections for leaseholders in buildings above 11 metres or five storeys with historical safety defects. Responsibility for undertaking remedial works and paying for the works in the majority of cases will rest with the building owner. In turn they can seek to secure funding for required works from those responsible for the defects. Where this is not possible, we expect the freeholders to meet the costs. I refer the Hon Member to my statement of 16 November entitled Building Safety Update (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-11-16/debates/23111633000010/BuildingSafetyUpdate" target="_blank">Official Report HC, Volume 740, Column 56WS</a>) for further information on the progress made to fix residential buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding in England.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 19/12/2023 17:30:38 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1675496

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of reducing police callouts for people with mental ill health on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	5152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person was published on 26 July 2023. The Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) approach is designed to end inappropriate police involvement in cases where people have health and/or social care needs, and to ensure that people receive support from the right person, with the right skills, training, and experience to best meet their needs.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Home Office are monitoring the impact of the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on mental health and policing. All integrated care boards and local authorities, together with their partners in the police and voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, have been asked to provide updates about their progress in producing plans for implementing the RCRP approach and any resource requirements to achieve this.</p><p>DHSC and the Home Office are encouraging local areas to monitor the rollout of RCRP, to understand the impact on patients and the NHS and to mitigate against risks. I also meet regularly with the Minister for Mental Health to discuss policing and mental health, in particular the implementation of the RCRP approach.</p><p>In addition, the Government is expanding mental health services to support people in crisis to receive the care they need, and to prevent them entering crisis in the first place.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/12/2023 12:37:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1670573

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to make (a) Orkambi, (b) Symkevi and (c) Kaftrio available for everyone with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	2249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>Since 2019, patients in the National Health Service have been able to access Orkambi, Symkevi and Kaftrio through an interim access agreement between NHS England, the company (Vertex), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the UK Cystic Fibrosis Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement makes the medicines available for a limited time at a reduced price, while further information has been collected to inform a NICE appraisal. On 15 November 2023, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved a new licence extension and children as young as two years old with cystic fibrosis are now eligible to receive Kaftrio through the interim access agreement.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is currently consulting on its draft recommendations on the use of Orkambi, Symkevi and Kaftrio and has not yet published its final recommendations. NICE continues to work with stakeholders to address the issues highlighted by the committee in the draft guidance. Under the terms of the interim access agreement for the cystic fibrosis medicines, Orkambi, Symkevi and Kaftrio, eligible children and adults with cystic fibrosis can continue to receive ongoing treatment and be initiated onto treatment with these medicines, as clinically appropriate, while NICE concludes its evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/11/2023 12:52:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1670376

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of reducing the Official Development Assistance budget to 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) on foreign aid spending; and if he will make it his policy to increase that budget to 0.7% of GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	2062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>Due to the impact of the pandemic on public finances, the Government took the difficult decision temporarily to reduce the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget from 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) to 0.5 per cent from 2021.</p><p>The FCDO's focus has been on how best to use its revised ODA budget. FCDO Ministers have used a range of information, including Equalities Impact Assessments and analyses of need, to make informed spending decisions, including focusing spend on the poorest and most vulnerable.</p><p>The Government remains committed to returning to a target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA when, on a sustainable basis, the Government is not borrowing for day-to-day spending and underlying debt is falling.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/11/2023 17:59:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1669427

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
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	Heart Diseases: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to involve pharmacists in the care of people with heart failure; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on (a) NHS waiting lists and (b) pressures on NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made, however, pharmacists working in different settings across the NHS will be involved in the care of patients with heart failure. For example, in community pharmacy, patients with heart failure who are prescribed a new medicine to manage their condition are eligible for the New Medicines Service under which they receive extra support with their new medicines to increase compliance. Under the Discharge Medicines Service, hospitals can refer patients with heart failure who have recently been discharged from hospital to a community pharmacy for extra support with their medicines to increase compliance and prevent readmission. In addition, the Blood Pressure Check service commissioned in community pharmacy makes it easier for patients to have their blood pressure checked and will refer patients with high blood pressure for treatment to prevent heart attacks and strokes.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2023 15:53:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1669429

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	National Highways: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance: Addendum Guidance 2023/24, updated 2 June 2023, if he will take steps to encourage the management of National Highways to award the fixed non-consolidated payment of £1,500 to its employees.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>National Highways operates under different terms to the Civil Service, with its staff made up of Public rather than Civil Servants. A decision on whether to make a cost-of-living payment to staff is one for National Highways. However, last year National Highways awarded a 5% pay award with larger increases weighted towards lower paid staff. This was more than double the 2% (3% max) the Civil Service received.</p><p> </p><p>Given the pay award National Highways provided last year, along with the offer that has been put forward for the 2023/24 pay deal, National Highways made the decision it was unaffordable to offer the £1500 in addition to its annual pay award.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 20/11/2023 10:29:19 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1669284

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, what is her expected timeline for implementing safe access zones.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	1289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Public Order Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May. Implementation of the Public Order Act measures is staggered.</p><p>The Government respects the will of Parliament and is working to commence Safe Access Zones as soon as is practicably possible. We have been considering what needs to be done to ensure Safe Access Zones can be implemented as effectively as possible, with law enforcement agencies having a clear and consistent understanding around enforcement, and abortion service providers and protestors being clear as to what is expected under the new law.</p><p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/11/2023 15:17:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1665690

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	NHS: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the prevalence of the use of unregistered interpreters in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment as the Department does not make policy in relation to interpretation services in the National Health Service. This also includes issuing guidance to NHS trusts on the qualifications required for interpreters and their registration on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters.</p><p>The Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Team in NHS England is completing a scoping and options review of the most effective and appropriate national interventions to facilitate improvements in community language translation and interpretation services to meet the needs of communities and support equitable access, experience and outcomes for all. NHS England aims to agree recommendations in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 203199 203200 question first answered 25/10/2023 08:52:07 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1665691

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	NHS: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of unregistered interpreters in the NHS on maternity outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of trusts to provide services that meet the needs of their local populations, paying particular attention to health inequalities. This includes ensuring access to interpreter services as set out in the three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. NHS England commissions the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme to undertake reviews of adverse outcomes in maternity and neonatal services. These reviews consider whether interpreting services may have had an impact upon outcome.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/10/2023 09:41:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1665692

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	NHS: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department issues guidance to NHS trusts on the qualifications required for interpreters working in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment as the Department does not make policy in relation to interpretation services in the National Health Service. This also includes issuing guidance to NHS trusts on the qualifications required for interpreters and their registration on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters.</p><p>The Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Team in NHS England is completing a scoping and options review of the most effective and appropriate national interventions to facilitate improvements in community language translation and interpretation services to meet the needs of communities and support equitable access, experience and outcomes for all. NHS England aims to agree recommendations in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 203197 203200 question first answered 25/10/2023 08:52:08 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe