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420700

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Gaza: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism with officals from Israel's Ministry of Defence on 17 September. We regularly urge the Israeli Government to intensify measures to support Gaza’s reconstruction and economic development. On 10 September, during Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to the UK the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (David Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymead and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), emphasised the importance of improving daily life for the people of Gaza, for example through better power and water supplies and facilitating exports from Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 11:55:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

420780

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make identity theft a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Where a person steals somebody’s identity documents and/or uses somebody else’s identity to access a bank account or to make some other kind of financial gain, he or she can already be prosecuted under existing theft and fraud offences. We have no plans to create additional offences.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/10/2015 14:09:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

419931

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Co-education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what options are available to parents who cannot send their children to a co-educated secondary school because of a lack of local availability and do not wish to set up a free school themselves.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are under a statutory duty to provide a sufficient supply of schools and school places that meet the needs of the communities they serve.</p><p>When a parent is refused a school place they have an unqualified right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. The decision of the appeal panel is binding – if the appeal is upheld, the admission authority must offer the child a place at the school.</p><p>If a local authority decides that there is a need for additional co-educational places in its area, it could either expand an existing co-educational school or set up a new Free School, via the free school presumption route.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/10/2015 15:52:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

419936

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department provides to children with special educational needs (SEN) in cases where there are no available places at SEN specialist schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department has put in place a statutory framework which provides assistance to children with special educational needs (SEN).</p><p>This framework requires local authorities to assess children’s needs and to keep provision under review in their area so that they provide appropriate placements for children with SEN. Local authorities must also publicise the support they provide through a local offer of services and they must review their local offer regularly, involving parents and children.</p><p>Since September 2014, when a child has more complex needs, an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan may be issued. Local authorities have a statutory duty to make the special educational provision set out in EHC plans. Where parents ask for a preferred educational setting to be named within a plan, that setting is under a duty to admit the child unless it is unsuitable for the child’s age, aptitude, ability and special educational needs, or placing the child at the school would be incompatible with the efficient education of others or the efficient use of resources.</p><p>The Department has made it possible for local authorities to commission a range of specialist SEN provision including special units and resourced provision in mainstream schools and special schools (including special academies). Local authorities may also use placements in non-maintained and independent special schools.</p><p>The Department has created the opportunity for applicants to apply to open Special Free Schools under the Free Schools programme, where there is real, local demand from parents for a new or different type of education to benefit local children and their families. There are currently 19 Special Free Schools open.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/10/2015 15:33:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

419992

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Fly-Tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislative proposals to amend existing fly tipping offences to make it possible to attribute group responsibility or culpability to ensure local authorities can take enforcement action when illegal encampments fly tip on public land.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Tackling fly-tipping is a priority for the Government. Our manifesto sets out our plans to give councils the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping, as well as reviewing the existing fixed penalty notices for littering.</p><p>These steps will build on other action we have taken, including working with the Sentencing Council to strengthen its Guideline for sentencing for environmental offences, which came into force on 1 July last year; making it easier for vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized; and continuing working in partnership with others through the Defra-chaired National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to promote and disseminate good practice in the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipped waste.</p><p>Local Authorities already have enforcement powers to prosecute individuals who transport and dispose of waste illegally. There are no plans to amend fly-tipping offences to attribute group responsibility or culpability.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2015 14:15:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416326

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers (a) local authorities and (b) the police have to enforce proper use of designated disabled parking spaces on public highways.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Where a parking contravention has occurred in respect of a designated disabled parking space, local authorities that have taken on civil enforcement powers may issue a penalty charge under powers contained in the Traffic Management Act 2004. In areas still subject to police enforcement, traffic wardens may issue fixed penalties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the contravention involves the misuse of a ‘Blue Badge’, which is a criminal offence, either a local authority or the police may prosecute the offender under section 117 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/09/2015 15:25:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416327

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Vetting: Costs
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 make it his Department's policy to fund Standard disclosure and barring checks (DBS) for jobseekers' allowance claimants who have received a job offer conditional on obtaining a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus local offices can already use the Flexible Support Fund for DBS checks if they think this is appropriate on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 15:16:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416328

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department applies to identify those people in receipt of Access to Work support.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I am interpreting this question as asking for the definition of people who are helped by Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>The following definition of the number of people helped in a given year is provided in the published statistics: &quot;individuals who have been assessed within the year or for whom there is an [Access to Work] element where approval has been made (including nil cost) and the element has been made available within the year.&quot;</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 12:41:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416329

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department has set for claimants of Access to Work support to qualify for the maximum level of support.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The £40,800 per year limit to individual Access to Work grants will be applied to new applicants from October 1st 2015. Individuals with current Access to Work grants will not be subject to the limit until April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no difference in criteria applied to customers affected by limit compared with those who are not.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 13:21:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416330

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to make aid to Pakistan contingent on that country making progress on protecting religious and social minorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Our aid relationship with any government is based on an assessment of their commitment to our Partnership Principles, which include human rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government of Pakistan has publically recognised the problems facing minorities, and the need to bring an end to religious persecution. We remain fully committed to working in partnership with them to achieve this.<br></p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/09/2015 13:29:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe