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1399819

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Screening
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 he has made of the availability of covid-19 lateral flow tests (a) ordered through the gov.uk website and (b) collected at pharmacies, supermarkets and other venues.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	98206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>We are working to ensure that people across the country can access lateral flow tests. The UK Health Security Agency has increased both the supply of tests and distribution capability. We have increased home delivery channel capacity to 7 million tests every day and record numbers of test kits are going to pharmacies across the country, over 16 million tests were delivered last week. 90 million lateral flow tests are expected to be distributed each week for the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 10/02/2022 17:45:34 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 42463 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1387860

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 he has made of the adequacy of the guidelines in place to ensure that travel PCR test providers meet the timeframes advertised on their websites in respect of the (a) delivery of and (b) processing of those tests.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	92806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021 and The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 provide the legal framework for the minimum standards required from private testing providers. This includes meeting the required timetable for testing. For polymerase chain reaction testing, this states that the maximum time for providers to return the test result to the consumer is 48 hours from receipt of the sample at the laboratory. A provider may be removed from GOV.UK on a precautionary basis pending investigation if it is believed to be risking public safety and not meeting the minimum standards. Local Trading Standards are responsible for formal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 19/01/2022 13:14:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1387863

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 he has made of the adequacy of the process for removing businesses from the list of PCR test providers for travel on the gov.uk website in the event that those providers do not meet the criteria they have set for delivery and process times of PCR tests.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	92807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>We continuously monitor and assess the adequacy of the process for removing private providers, including delivery and testing services, to ensure a high-quality service to customers.</p><p>Since the start of the travel testing programme, we have refined the process for identifying where providers have not met our standards for the delivery and processing of polymerase chain reaction testing.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/02/2022 17:48:00 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1387864

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of PCR tests for people entering the UK from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	92808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. However, the average price of a day two test is now under £45, with many available for £20.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/12/2021 16:35:01 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1386269

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	BTEC Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made on the impact of removing BTEC courses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	89504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The department will continue to fund some BTECs and other qualifications in future where there is a clear need for skills and knowledge that A levels and T Levels cannot provide, and where they meet new quality standards. Qualifications such as BTECs will continue to play an important role for 16 to 19 year olds and adults, as they do now. This includes for students taking mixed programmes of A levels and other qualifications, and those taking qualifications such as BTECs as their full programme of study where there is no A level or T Level.</p><p>We have been clear that we expect our reforms to be generally positive as students will have access to higher quality qualifications in the future, including the new T Levels. T Levels have been developed with over 250 leading employers, have significantly longer teaching hours and include a meaningful nine-week industry placement that sets them apart from many current vocational qualifications. This will put students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a stronger position to progress into skilled employment or further study.</p><p>Plans were announced on 15 November allowing an extra year before overlapping qualifications are removed. This extra year will allow the department to continue to work hard to support the growth of T Levels and gives more notice to providers, awarding organisations, employers, students and parents so that they can prepare for the changes.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that T Levels are accessible to all young people and have introduced flexibilities for SEND students. The T Level Transition Programme will support young people who are not yet ready to progress to a T Level but have the potential to succeed on it after some further preparation.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 89505 question first answered 15/12/2021 11:38:24 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1386270

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	BTEC Qualifications: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of plans to remove funding for BTEC qualifications on students from (a) SEND backgrounds and (b) deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	89505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The department will continue to fund some BTECs and other qualifications in future where there is a clear need for skills and knowledge that A levels and T Levels cannot provide, and where they meet new quality standards. Qualifications such as BTECs will continue to play an important role for 16 to 19 year olds and adults, as they do now. This includes for students taking mixed programmes of A levels and other qualifications, and those taking qualifications such as BTECs as their full programme of study where there is no A level or T Level.</p><p>We have been clear that we expect our reforms to be generally positive as students will have access to higher quality qualifications in the future, including the new T Levels. T Levels have been developed with over 250 leading employers, have significantly longer teaching hours and include a meaningful nine-week industry placement that sets them apart from many current vocational qualifications. This will put students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a stronger position to progress into skilled employment or further study.</p><p>Plans were announced on 15 November allowing an extra year before overlapping qualifications are removed. This extra year will allow the department to continue to work hard to support the growth of T Levels and gives more notice to providers, awarding organisations, employers, students and parents so that they can prepare for the changes.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that T Levels are accessible to all young people and have introduced flexibilities for SEND students. The T Level Transition Programme will support young people who are not yet ready to progress to a T Level but have the potential to succeed on it after some further preparation.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 89504 question first answered 15/12/2021 11:38:24 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1384386

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 he has made of the progress of the covid-19 booster programme in ensuring that people who are housebound receive their booster vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	86038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Every eligible adult in England aged 18 years old and over has been offered a COVID-19 booster vaccination, including those who are housebound. Local arrangements are in place with general practitioners, community pharmacies and volunteers visiting those who are housebound and eligible for their COVID-19 booster dose.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 12/01/2022 09:49:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1384387

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Screening
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 he has made of the difficulties faced by people with disabilities, such as a visual impairment, in using use covid-19 lateral flow testing kits at home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	86039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department ensures that lateral flow tests are available for free through a choice of testing routes. People can self-test under guidance from a trained testing operative if needed at asymptomatic test sites. We provide a range of accessible format testing instructions and continue to procure rapid lateral flow tests kits which are progressively easier to use and reflect improvements made following feedback received from users of our testing services. In autumn 2021, a short pilot was conducted with a diverse set of visually impaired volunteers to assess to what extent remote video assistance via the 119 service might support them and others to self-test independently and accurately using a lateral flow test kit. The pilot findings and recommendations are currently being finalised for stakeholder review.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 09/12/2021 16:25:44 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1380637

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress her Department has made on the reimbursement of the Immigration Health Surcharge for foreign healthcare workers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	904283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>This government remains committed to fulfilling the PM’s commitment to exempt health and care staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p><p>Thousands of our hardworking health and care workers and their dependents have already received and continue to receive the Immigration Health Surcharge refunds and reimbursements they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/11/2021 15:40:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1381104

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Components: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of worldwide component shortages on small businesses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	79270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with businesses and key industry groups, including those representing SMEs, to understand the key supply chain risks and shortages that they are facing. Due to the potential commercial sensitivity of this type of information we do not routinely make this information public.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/11/2021 13:05:44 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe