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444199

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons his Department has decided not to include Saudi Arabia in its Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text The criteria used in 2010 to draw up the list of priority countries within the “HMG Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty 2010-2015” are set out in that document. The previous Government decided that limited resources should focus on countries ready to engage in a dialogue about capital punishment likely to lead to reform. Many of the countries prioritised in 2010 have implemented reforms in the intervening five years. Saundi Arabia is included in the 2015 Annual Human Rights Report as a country of concern, primarily because of its use of the death penalty. We do not intend to publish a new strategy specific to the death penalty; but we will be publishing a strategy for the FCO’s Human Rights and Democracy Programme Fund on 18 January, which will show how work to abolish the death penalty is important under all three of the strategy’s new themes. The FCO’s death penalty-related work will also be covered in future instalments of the FCO’s Annual Human Rights Report. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/01/2016 16:02:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

442693

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Psychiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many psychotherapists working in the NHS are legally regulated.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Psychotherapists are not subject to statutory regulation in the United Kingdom.</p><br /><p>However, psychotherapists can register as a member of an organisation holding a voluntary register that is subject to independent accreditation by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA).</p><br /><p>The PSA accredits, and annually re-accredits, against standards, that provide assurance to the public, commissioners and employers on the level of education of the healthcare professionals and their adherence to relevant standards and guidance.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/01/2016 14:48:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

442754

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with UK airlines on passing reductions in fuel costs on to passengers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has regular discussions with the industry on a range of issues, and will continue to press for a fair deal for the travelling public.</p><br /><p>The airline industry is intensely competitive and there is no evidence of any market failure that would prevent cost savings being passed onto customers.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/01/2016 15:08:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

442273

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Pedestrian Crossings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to provide additional funding for local authorities to provide school crossing patrols.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to make additional funding available specifically for school crossing patrols. The Education and Inspection Act 2006 (section 508A) puts a duty on local authorities to promote and establish a strategy for developing a sustainable transport infrastructure that meets the needs of children and young people in their area. This strategy should address such issues as enhanced child safety and security. School Crossing Patrols are one option that can contribute to the fulfilment of this duty. It is for local authorities and schools to determine if and how school crossing patrols are funded from the resources made available by central government.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/01/2016 17:53:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

442316

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Israeli government on the detention of children; and what steps he has taken to encourage that government to reduce the number of Palestinian minors held in Israeli prisons.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>As I made clear on 6 January during a Westminster Hall debate, the UK remains concerned about the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons.</p><p>In 2012, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) funded an independent report on Children in Military Custody by leading British lawyers. FCO Ministers and the British Ambassador in Tel Aviv have spoken and written to both the Israeli Justice Minister and the Israeli Attorney General to urge that Israel addresses the report's recommendations. On 23 November 2015, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv again raised our concerns about the treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention with the Israeli Chief Military Prosecutor.</p><p>We welcome recent improvements made by the Israeli authorities, including increasing the age of majority from 16 to 18 years old. However, we remain concerned at the number of Palestinian minors held in Israeli detention. We continue to push for further measures to ensure that international standards are upheld in regards to the treatment of Palestinian children detained.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2016 12:33:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

437945

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NICE Quality Standard for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment is implemented in all NHS bodies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a quality standard for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in January 2015. This sets out the markers of high quality in the care of people with IPF and is designed to drive up standards and to reduce inequalities and variation.</p><br /><p>NHS England commissions some services for patients with IPF as part of its specialised services remit. Its respiratory interstitial lung disease (adult) service specification, which includes IPF, sets out what it expects to be in place so that providers can offer evidence based, safe and effective services. This specification is currently being reviewed to ensure it includes the most up to date guidance on IPF including the recently published NICE quality standard. Commissioning of rehabilitation, oxygen services and acute admissions for exacerbations are covered by local commissioning arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/12/2015 12:43:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

437946

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Palestinians
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 2 December 2015 to Question 18122, (a) how many times and (b) on what grounds Palestinian academics have not been given permission to attend academic conferences in the UK in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>Acquiring information on the number of times academics of Syrian nationality have been refused entry to attend an academic conference would involve examining each individual case record held by UK Visas and Immigration for the category. To do so would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>In order to safeguard an individual’s personal information and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 the Home Office is limited in what information it can provide when the request is made by someone who is not the applicant. The Home Office is therefore unable to provide information on the reasons for refusing entry to the UK.</p><p>All applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/12/2015 13:38:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

436151

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Politically Exposed Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal and regulatory obligations apply to members of the public identified by banks as Politically Exposed Persons; and what information his Department holds on how such people are identified by banks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>At present, only foreign Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) are subject to the Money Laundering Regulations (2007). The Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which will be transposed into national law by June 2017, requires enhanced customer due diligence (EDD) measures to also be extended to domestic PEPs. We intend to interpret the Directive in a way that continues to allow banks to apply a “risk-based approach” to both the identification and application of EDD measures. This involves treating UK PEPs on the basis of risk when undertaking due diligence measures. We intend to set out this view in our consultation on transposition of the Directive which will be published in early 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/12/2015 17:17:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

437782

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Street Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 12 Portas Pilots.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	902686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>I chair a refocused Future High Street Forum to lead an ambitious programme of town centre restructuring. The Forum runs the Great British High Streets Awards which champion innovation, sharing best practice around the country.</p><p>Entries to this year’s competition have come from a number of the 27 former Portas pilots. One of these – Rotherham – won the accolade of best town centre. And I congratulate them.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/12/2015 17:12:45 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

435905

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Police and Crime Commissioners have powers to instruct the police to impose fines on motorists found to be travelling at 71 mph in 70 mph zones.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>How the police enforce road traffic law, including in respect of speeding offences, is a matter for their professional judgement and operational discretion.</p><p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) do not have powers to instruct the police in operational policing matters. The operational independence of the police is a fundamental principle of British policing. The Policing Protocol Order 2011, which sets out how the relationship between PCCs and Chief Constables should work, is explicit when it states that “At all times the Chief Constable, their constables and staff, remain operationally independent in the service of the communities that they serve.”</p><p>Regardless of the PCC in office, the police have the discretion to use their judgment when deciding who to investigate or arrest, and must by law be wholly without influence of the PCC in respect of operational policing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/12/2015 13:13:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe