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1683340

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 many Afghan refugees are (a) registered as homeless and (b) accommodated in temporary local authority accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a> on 20 December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 25/01/2024 14:59:24 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683341

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans are accommodated in (a) camps and (b) other sites operated by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>As of 18 January 2024, our records show 775 Afghans eligible for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (principal applicants and family members) are accommodated in reception sites at Ministry of Defence (MOD) camps. A further 850 ARAP Eligible Afghans (principal applicants and family members) are in transitional Service Family Accommodation at other MOD sites.</p><p>These sites provide short-term accommodation for individuals and their families prior to onwards movement into settled accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/01/2024 15:31:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683342

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Afghan refugees arrived in the UK (a) from Pakistan and (b) by other routes in each month since November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexander.Wedgbury%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C50b62941295e4e87830b08dc18d296ec%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638412539957759698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ExgOPSrDDE6CfsifjwpCIM54uXEFMKI3iuxGRj4iqok%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a> show we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including over 21,600 people eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) schemes, as of September 2023.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown or running commentary on Afghans who have arrived in the UK specifically from Pakistan or via other routes since November 2023. This is due to this being ongoing operational data. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due around 22 February 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to relocating all eligible persons who remain in Pakistan and third countries as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/01/2024 14:38:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683428

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with car insurance providers on the impact of their policies on writing-off cars on trends in the level of car insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues. These include the cost of insurance, and factors that can impact on this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/01/2024 08:30:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683440

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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: Regulation
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 takes to consult tenants on developments in the regulated housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10371 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683441

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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: Regulation
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 guidance his Department issues to the regulated housing sector on consultation with tenants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10370 10372 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683442

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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: Tenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding an independent body to represent the interests of tenants in the regulated housing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Our charter for social housing residents is clear that every resident can expect to have their voice heard by their landlord. Empowering residents at the local level to hold their landlords to account is at the heart of our new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing has recently consulted on its revised draft consumer standards, one of which is the proposed Transparency, Influence &amp; Accountability standard. This standard will set an expectation that registered providers must take tenants’ views into account in their decision making about how landlord services are delivered. The revised consumer standards will be introduced from 1 April this year.</p><p>We are committed to listening to social housing residents. Both my department - through our Resident Panel which enables residents from across the country to directly share their views with government - and the Regulator have forums to ensure that residents’ voices help guide and inform our work. We also have an Expert Challenge Panel, which consults key experts in the sector, including tenant groups. We will continue working to strengthen resident voice and are extending the Resident Panel into 2024/25.</p><p>We are currently inviting views from social housing tenants on the proposals for ‘Awaab’s Law’ through the live government consultation and will continue to consult tenants on developments in the social housing sector.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 10370 10371 question first answered 26/01/2024 15:00:21 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682454

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with the West Midlands Mayor on increasing the level of devolved powers for local bus services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>In March 2023, HMG announced the agreement of the trailblazer devolution deal with the West Midlands Combined Authority, marking further progress in delivering our 2030 levelling up mission on local leadership and to enhancing transport connectivity across the country. The deal was the result of close working and frequent meetings between the West Midlands and the Department for Transport. This commits to the transfer of more control and influence to the WMCA including for local bus services – for example in relation to the Bus Service Operators Grant.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/01/2024 13:14:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1681873

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Health Services: Veterans
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 list the 18 NHS acute trusts where Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service are located; and for what reason those trusts were selected.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Op RESTORE provides support to veterans with service-related physical health needs using existing National Health Service clinical pathways from clinicians who understand the military context. Clinically, Op RESTORE finds the best pathway and clinician to manage the veteran’s physical health need. This may not be local to the veteran or be with a military consultant, but it will be the most appropriate clinical support.</p><p>Op RESTORE has consultants in 21 NHS trusts across England and includes NHS Major Trauma Centres. Consultants supporting Op RESTORE are either serving, have served or have an understanding of the military environment, which means that Op RESTORE is able to access specialist clinical knowledge coupled with military contextual awareness to support veterans.</p><p>The list of trusts with Op RESTORE consultants is below:</p><p>- St Bartholomew’s Health NHS Trust;</p><p>- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust;</p><p>- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Guys &amp; St Thomas' NHS Trust;</p><p>- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust;</p><p>- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust;</p><p>- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- North Bristol NHS Trust;</p><p>- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust;</p><p>- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust;</p><p>- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Torbay &amp; South Devon NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust; and</p><p>- Northumbria Hospitals NHS Trust.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/01/2024 12:37:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682022

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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, whether he has had recent discussions with the providers of abortion services that are outside safe access zones and are affected by protesters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has launched a public consultation on the non-statutory guidance for Safe Access Zones. This consultation is open to all interested parties who wish to make their views known, including abortion service providers and health professionals.</p><p>The consultation will close at 11.59pm on 22 January 2024 and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/abortion-clinic-safe-access-zones-non-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/abortion-clinic-safe-access-zones-non-statutory-guidance</a>.</p><p>As Home Secretary, I am committed to ensuring that women in England and Wales feel safe and protected whilst exercising their legal right to access abortion services and I am confident that this guidance will support the effective introduction of Safe Access Zones.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/01/2024 14:34:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe