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1642759

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date	07/06/2023
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	Planning Permission
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 ensure that retrospective planning applications are not overused.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	188178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Retrospective applications must be determined in the same way as any other planning application and there is no guarantee that permission will be granted just because the development has already taken place. We have given local planning authorities the power to decline to determine a retrospective planning application if an enforcement notice has already been issued in relation to any part of the development. We have recently consulted on doubling the fee for retrospective planning applications and an announcement on the outcome will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/06/2023 15:06:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1642289

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Deep Sea Mining
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of signing an international moratorium on deep sea mining.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises the growing pressure to extract deep-sea resources, and is deeply worried about the potential impacts of mining activities on the fragile marine environment. The UK's policy is not to sponsor or support the issuing of any exploitation licences for deep sea mining projects unless and until there is sufficient scientific evidence about the potential impact on deep sea ecosystems, and strong enforceable environmental Regulations, Standards and Guidelines have been developed by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and are in place. The UK's approach is both precautionary and conditional.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/06/2023 15:51:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1642290

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	International Waters: Marine Environment
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 assessment he has made of the UK’s obligations to protect marine habitats in international waters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK complies with its obligations under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to protect and preserve the marine environment. The UK played a key role in securing a landmark international Agreement to Protect Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) in March 2023. We will continue to play a leading role in implementation, including supporting developing countries. The Agreement will help to achieve the target to effectively conserve and manage at least 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030 set out in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We support the work of regional seas bodies such as the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which has designated ten Marine Protected Areas in the high seas, and are a signatory to the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/06/2023 15:53:24 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1642291

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has commissioned an independent assessment of the economic contribution of deep-sea mining.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government commissioned an independent review from the British Geological Survey, the National Oceanography Centre and Heriot-Watt University, to support informed decision making regarding potential future development of mineral resources in the deep sea.</p><p>Chapter Four of that review addresses Economics, and the full document (published in October 2022) is available here: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/deep-sea-mining-evidence-review-published/</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/06/2023 15:14:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1641059

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Liquid Paraffin: Birmingham
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 availability of Xailin for prescriptions in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Xailin products are available for prescribing in Birmingham and Solihull. These can all be prescribed where the clinician is assured that the clinical condition warrants a prescription. The integrated care boards are not aware of any supply issues for any of these products.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/06/2023 11:39:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1641064

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues about support for people who run medical equipment in the home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care, including but not limited to support for people with home-based medical equipment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/06/2023 16:19:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1641065

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold a consultation on the range of medical equipment eligible for financial support with running costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024. As part of this work, the Government is working with disability organisations, assessing the need for support for people with disabilities including those using medical equipment in the home.</p><p>The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero plan to consult in Summer 2023 on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy markets from April 2024 onwards. The Department of Health and Social Care is supporting on this consultation in the interests of patients that require to utilise energy to run their medical equipment. We do not plan to consult on this issue separately.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/06/2023 15:56:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1641135

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to contact visa applicants living in Sudan whose documents are in the Visa Application Centre in Khartoum.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all customers where records show that their passports are in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum. They have offered them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p> </p><p>For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/06/2023 16:26:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1641136

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact on Small and medium-sized businesses of not being eligible for the additional Energy Bills Discount Scheme for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	187029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme review took account of contributions from the private sector, trade associations, the voluntary sector and other types of organisations on sectors that may be most affected by rising energy prices based on energy and trade intensity. The outcome of the review informed the criteria for the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS).</p><p> </p><p>Eligible SMEs will get the baseline discount. The higher ETII support will be provided to SMEs that meet the eligibility criteria. The EBDS reflects the scale of change in the energy market as prices continue to fall. The EBDS strikes the right balance by supporting businesses over the next year, ensuring fiscal responsibility and limiting the taxpayer’s exposure to volatile energy markets.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/06/2023 06:54:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1628247

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of whether there is evidence of handcuffing of children in care during secure transportation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	185207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The department is clear that restraint, which includes the use of handcuffs, in relation to looked-after children is only permissible in a very narrow range of circumstances, and must always be necessary and proportionate. The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and supporting statutory guidance clearly sets out the law regarding the use of restraint where children are placed in children’s homes, including in secure children’s homes. This guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-homes-regulations-including-quality-standards-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-homes-regulations-including-quality-standards-guide</a>.</p><p>Restraint is only permitted in certain instances, in order to prevent injury to any person including the child, to prevent serious damage to the property of any person including the child, or to prevent a child who is accommodated in a secure children’s home from absconding from the home.</p><p>Homes are required to record any incidents of restraint under Regulation 35. There is also a requirement under Regulation 40 for the Registered Person to inform Ofsted of any incident in relation to a child that they consider to be serious, which would usually include an incident of restraint. The department does not routinely collect data on the use of restraint.</p><p>In 2019, the government published guidance on reducing the need for restraint for those responsible for providing education, health, and social care to children and young people under 18 years of age with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties in these settings. This can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812435/reducing-the-need-for-restraint-and-restrictive-intervention.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812435/reducing-the-need-for-restraint-and-restrictive-intervention.pdf</a>.</p><p>Where local authorities have contract arrangements with transport services, restraint should only be used in very limited circumstances, in accordance with the guidance on the use of restraint and must always be necessary and proportionate. The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 will be reviewed as part of the government’s response to the Care Review recommendations, Stable Homes, Built on Love. In this, we have committed to review care standards, and will not hesitate to revisit guidance on the use of restraint and strengthen the law in this area, if we find this is necessary.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 22/05/2023 14:01:45 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe