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1196178

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people without access to the internet in their home are not excluded from accessing and completing their tax return online.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Without internet access at home, a taxpayer could use an agent, telephoning through figures for the agent to input online. Alternatively, anyone can call HMRC and request a blank return and complete it manually.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2020 20:13:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1194265

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to resume chasing missed child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	44959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Child Maintenance Service is currently offering a reduced service due to coronavirus pandemic, in agreement with ministers, and will focus on priority work. We will not take action to collect arrears during this current period but we will collect any unpaid amounts including any missed payments at a later date.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP are currently formulating a recovery plan, which details our staged approach to move back to normal service. Based on current planning assumptions, Child Maintenance Service expects to provide further detail on the approach to missed payments in July 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/05/2020 16:41:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1194266

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to victims of abuse who are waiting for missed child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	44960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Where parents have reported domestic abuse, agents are trained to signpost clients to additional sources of support, including the new gov.uk page which highlights support routes in a crisis, as well as advice services. The Child Maintenance Options (CMO) website provides advice and signposting information to a number of specialist domestic abuse support organisations, as well as advice and information on staying safe.</p><p> </p><p>Paying Parents have a regular schedule of payments to make and are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period.</p><p> </p><p>If arrears do accrue during this period due to missed payments, the Service will deal with the debt once the current situation stabilises, to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run. The Service will update calculations as soon as possible and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued. Any parent found to have abused the system will find themselves subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers – including prosecution through the courts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/05/2020 17:05:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1193673

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give registrars discretion to extend the period of validity for Superintendent Registrar Certificates when weddings have had to be postponed as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	43830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government acknowledges the significant upheaval that Covid-19 is causing for couples who were looking to marry at this time. The requirement to solemnize a marriage within twelve months of giving notice to marry is set out in primary legislation and would require primary legislation to amend.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring what changes might be possible in relation to marriages at this time, and in line with Public Health England guidance on social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/05/2020 14:58:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1193761

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 3275 on Action Fraud, what steps her Department is taking to increase the capacity of Action Fraud to meet increased demand.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	43831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The City of London Corporation (as the Police Authority for the City of London Police) commissioned an independent review by Sir Craig Mackey QPM into the standards, culture and management of Action Fraud. The finding and recommendations of that review were published on 24<sup>th</sup> January: <a href="https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/Pages/police-authority.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/Pages/police-authority.aspx</a></p><p>Working with the City of London Corporation, the NCA and Home Office, the City of London Police will address Sir Craig’s recommendations regarding Action Fraud and the NFIB.</p><p>In addition, as part of the 20/21 police funding settlement, City of London Police received additional funding to allow them to recruit additional staff for the Action Fraud call centre. Despite the current challenging circumstances, work has continued to recruit and develop remote training for these additional staff at pace.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/05/2020 10:37:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1192555

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the explanatory memorandum on the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, what plans he has to undertake that continuous review of the regulations; whom he plans to consult to determine the effect of the regulations on children and young people; and how frequently he plans to undertake that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We have committed to keeping these regulations under continuous review. We will consider the continued need for and impact of these regulations through regular engagement with a range of stakeholders across the children’s social care sector. As part of this process, we will be monitoring the local need for and use of the flexibilities provided, including through feedback from frontline practitioners and the newly formed Regional Education and Care Teams which consolidate those Department for Education teams that have regular contact with local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/05/2020 14:52:49 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1192268

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Textbooks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272116 on Palestinians: schools, whether the initial international review covering the first 70 textbooks will be published in Spring 2020; and when that review will be placed in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK government is deeply concerned about allegations of incitement in Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks.</p><p>Following UK calls for action, we secured agreement from European partners to commission the Georg Eckert Institute to conduct an independent review, which is currently underway. We expect an interim report by June, with a full report later in the year.</p><p>We have regular discussions with our European Partners on the Review and we continue to encourage the EU to publish the report. The issue was most recently raised on 18 February by the UK Consul General Jerusalem with the EU Representative in Jerusalem.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 41933 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:44:02 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1192269

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) UK direct or (b) multilateral aid to the Palestinian Authority provides any financial or in-kind support to schools named after terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>UK bilateral support to the Palestinian Authority contributes to the salaries of teachers in the West Bank who have been carefully vetted through the Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance (PEGASE) mechanism. We do not monitor where individual teachers are deployed, which is a matter for the Palestinian Authority.</p><p>Our multilateral support is channelled through Education Cannot Wait and the British Council, who have strong risk management systems in place to ensure that UK aid best supports the provision of quality education in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We have raised our concerns about school naming at senior levels within the Palestinian Authority and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/05/2020 15:58:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1192271

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to renew support for the People for Peaceful Change Project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Our three-year People to People programme aimed to bring together Israelis and Palestinians to cooperate on issues which can have a positive impact on both communities, helping to build understanding between people on both sides of the conflict in support of a peaceful, negotiated resolution.</p><p>The programme includes a research component that is looking more broadly at the impact of People to People work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to build the evidence base in this area, which is presently limited. An internal panel of researchers is in the process of analysing the findings. Once this work is complete, we will use the research to inform decisions on future programming in this area. We will seek to publish the research results in due course.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 42249 question first answered 12/05/2020 16:00:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1192272

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place a copy of the People for Peaceful Change research element in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Our three-year People to People programme aimed to bring together Israelis and Palestinians to cooperate on issues which can have a positive impact on both communities, helping to build understanding between people on both sides of the conflict in support of a peaceful, negotiated resolution.</p><p>The programme includes a research component that is looking more broadly at the impact of People to People work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to build the evidence base in this area, which is presently limited. An internal panel of researchers is in the process of analysing the findings. Once this work is complete, we will use the research to inform decisions on future programming in this area. We will seek to publish the research results in due course.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 42248 question first answered 12/05/2020 16:00:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe