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1051451

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Nurses: Training
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 his Department has made of the effect of the removal of bursaries for undergraduate nurses on the number of people choosing to study nursing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	214460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published 7 January 2019, sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the National Health Service will have the staff it needs so that nurses have the time they need to care, working in a supportive culture that allows them to provide the expert compassionate care they are committed providing.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, working closely with Sir David Behan, to lead a number of programmes to engage with key NHS interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce, including consideration of additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.</p><p> </p><p>The University and College Admissions Service end of cycle data, published in December 2018, shows that the demand for nursing and midwifery courses remained strong in 2018, with 22,200 acceptances to study nursing and midwifery at English providers in England.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/02/2019 14:56:31 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1051452

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Vacancies
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 fill staff vacancies in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	214461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service employs more staff now than at any other time in its 70-year history, with an increase of 72,100 full time equivalent staff since May 2010<sup>1</sup>. Posts may be vacant for a variety of reasons, including maternity and career breaks. Trusts make decisions based on local needs about how they fill these posts, including looking at short-term options for cover, including bank and agency staff. The latest data from NHS Improvement’s quarterly performance report shows that as at September 2018, around 80% of nursing and 85% of medical vacancies are filled by a combination of bank and agency staff.</p><p>The Department has provided a 25% increase in funding available for training places for doctors and nurses from September 2018. There are currently over 52,000 nurses in undergraduate training, over 30,000 doctors in undergraduate training, and over 50,000 doctors currently in foundation and specialty postgraduate medical training. The Department is continuing to work closely with universities and stakeholders to ensure the uptake of additional training places.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the NHS will have the staff it needs, so that nurses and doctors can administer the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing. Baroness Dido Harding, Chair of NHS Improvement, working closely with Sir David Behan, Chair of Health Education England, will lead a number of programmes to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. Baroness Harding and Sir David Behan will present initial recommendations to the Department in spring 2019. A final workforce implementation plan will follow later in the year, taking into account the outcomes of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><sup>1</sup>NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England: latest data as at October 2018</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/02/2019 15:06:10 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1051453

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the disabilities that students who qualified for the Disabled Students Allowance in each year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	214462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Department for Education nor the Student Loans Company routinely collects data on the disabilities of students eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances. Advance HE publishes annually a national student equality data report for higher education institutions. Its most recent report can be found at <a href="https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/resources/2018_HE-stats-report-students.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/resources/2018_HE-stats-report-students.pdf</a> table 2.3 on page 83 shows a profile of all disabled students over time by impairment type.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/02/2019 16:16:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050375

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether financial assistance is available for students from the lowest-income households who qualify for the disabled student allowance to help with the £200 required to access specialist equipment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Students from the lowest-income households who started their courses this year have access to the largest ever amounts of cash-in-hand support for their living costs. Students from lower income households are eligible to receive the maximum amount of maintenance loan available in addition to Disabled Students’ Allowances. Some higher education providers may help students to meet the £200 contribution, but that is at the provider’s discretion.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/02/2019 12:43:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050376

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with mental health issues receive support to access social housing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Regulator of Social Housing’s tenancy standard requires registered providers to develop and deliver allocations processes in a way which supports their effective use by the full range of actual and potential tenants, including those with support needs.</p><p>In the Social Housing Green Paper we set out our intention to undertake an evidence collection exercise to help us understand how the allocations system is working and whether it is striking the right balance between fairness, support and aspiration. The Social Housing Green Paper also recognises that many landlords play a role that goes beyond their key responsibilities, which includes providing signposting to vital services such as mental health services. Through the Green Paper, we sought to gather evidence on the impact of the important role that many social landlords are playing. We are considering responses to the Green Paper and will respond in Spring 2019.</p><p>Within social housing, and more widely, supported housing provides a vital service for vulnerable people, including people with mental health issues. Safeguarding provision and supply of appropriate supported accommodation is a priority for my Department and we will continue to provide capital grant funding to promote new supply of supported housing. Our August 2018 announcement confirming that funding for all supported housing is staying in Housing Benefit will have given increased confidence to the sector to continue to invest in new supply. We are also reviewing oversight arrangements for all supported housing. As a Government, we are investing record levels in mental health, spending £11.98 billion in 2017/18.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2019 16:52:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050387

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2018 to Question 203779 on Disabled Students Allowances, what the timetable is for the (a) commencement and (b) conclusion of that research project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The research was commissioned in late 2017, and the report ‘Evaluation of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs)’ was published on 17 January 2019 and is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-disabled-students-allowances-dsas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-disabled-students-allowances-dsas</a>.</p><p>​The report sets out students’ views on the effectiveness of the application and assessment processes for DSAs, their levels of satisfaction with the support provided through DSAs and by their higher education providers, and the impact that this support has had on their studies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/02/2019 12:40:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050545

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194050 on Crown Prosecution Service: Staff, what the figure was for prosecutions for minor motoring offences (a) at the beginning of that period (b) at the end of that period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of prosecuted defendants by twelve Principal Offence Categories, including the category of Motoring Offences.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of summary-only prosecutions at magistrates’ courts allocated to the Motoring Offences category for both the 12 months ending September 2008 and September 2018 and the change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Motoring Prosecution Caseload</p></td><td><p>367,905</p></td><td><p>95,726</p></td><td><p>-272,179</p></td><td><p>-74.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: Case Management Information System</p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Motoring Offences category.</p><p> </p><p>While the number of overall prosecutions has decreased during the period, the highest fall in caseload has been in magistrates’ courts, where volumes reduced by 54.1%. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:54:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050546

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the CPS in the West Midlands between May 2010 and November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213932 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050548

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213931 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050550

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall caseload for the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213938 question first answered 06/02/2019 16:04:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe