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1241330

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he enable local registry offices to permit wedding ceremonies to be held outdoors in the grounds of approved premises if covid-19 social distancing regulations cannot be complied with inside the premises.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	100283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. This is an important and complex social policy reform and requires careful thought and consideration.</p><p>The Law Commission published its consultation paper on 3 September 2020 and the Government, following the final report, will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission’s recommendations.</p><p>In parallel, the Government made clear when it announced the Law Commission project that it would also, as an interim measure, undertake work to allow more civil weddings and civil partnerships to take place outdoors through secondary legislation. This work is ongoing.</p><p>The Government has published guidance on planning COVID-19 secure marriages and civil partnerships at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/10/2020 11:23:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1329837

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Private Rented Housing: Advertising
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers available to local authorities to regulate the length of time letting agents are allowed to retain letting signs outside properties once the property is off the market.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	10159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The erection of boards advertising property sales and lettings by estate agents and landlords is controlled under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Boards must be removed not later than 14 days after completion of the sale or granting of the tenancy and where conditions are not met, enforcement action can be taken.</p><p>A local planning authority can choose to place more stringent control over advertisements by introducing stricter controls in defined areas (following approval from the Secretary of State) or by issuing a discontinuance notice.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 09/06/2021 14:30:45 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1242497

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Respite Care: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate additional resources to local authorities in the Comprehensive Spending Review to enable them to fund short respite breaks for children who need palliative care.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	101952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced that the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) will be published this Autumn. Funding for local authorities for children’s care and other services will be set out as part of CSR. The Government recognises the importance of providing support for children and families undergoing palliative care and will continue to engage with Councils to understand their pressures and assess the need for further support.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/10/2020 10:40:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1243065

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average response time is to enquiries sent by hon. Members to UK Visas and Immigration.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration work to a target of responding to 95% of Ministerial correspondence within 20 days. We ensure urgent cases raised by Members are prioritised.</p><p>We do not hold data on average response times.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/10/2020 13:54:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1243066

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions hon. Members have waited longer than 20 working days for a response to their enquiry from her Department in the last (a) three and (b) six months.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Over the last three months the Department has replied to 10,079 letters from hon. Members. Of these, 3,471 (34%) have been replied to in over 20 days.</p><p>Over the last six months the Department has replied to 21,204 letters from hon. Members. Of these 7,179 (34%) have been replied to in over 20 days.</p><p>Performance has been impacted by a very significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, alongside the need for Ministers and officials to instigate a remote process for drafting and signing correspondence during the period of COVID-19 restrictions. An action plan is currently in place to clear backlogs and drive up performance.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/10/2020 14:28:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1548442

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prison leavers find employment.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>There is evidence that prison leavers who get a job within a year after release are up to nine per cent less likely to re-offend than those who do not.</p><p>We have put in place a series of measures to give prisoners the chance to work while in prison, while released on temporary licence, and following release. Dedicated Prison Employment Leads will identify candidates and match them to jobs. They will also oversee our new Employment Hubs, where prisoners can access support with job applications.</p><p>Building strong links with employers is a key part of the steps we are taking. We are working with James Timpson to roll out Employment Advisory Boards, which will link prisons with industry, so that local businesses can provide challenge and advice on the training prisoners can be given in prison to meet the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads, Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 92 resettlement prisons by April 2023.</p><p>We have recently changed the law so that prisoners can become apprentices. The first prisoner apprentices started on 30 September and employers recruiting prisoner apprentices include construction firm Kier Group.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 102762 question first answered 09/12/2022 09:53:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1548443

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of unemployment on re-offending rates.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>There is evidence that prison leavers who get a job within a year after release are up to nine per cent less likely to re-offend than those who do not.</p><p>We have put in place a series of measures to give prisoners the chance to work while in prison, while released on temporary licence, and following release. Dedicated Prison Employment Leads will identify candidates and match them to jobs. They will also oversee our new Employment Hubs, where prisoners can access support with job applications.</p><p>Building strong links with employers is a key part of the steps we are taking. We are working with James Timpson to roll out Employment Advisory Boards, which will link prisons with industry, so that local businesses can provide challenge and advice on the training prisoners can be given in prison to meet the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads, Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 92 resettlement prisons by April 2023.</p><p>We have recently changed the law so that prisoners can become apprentices. The first prisoner apprentices started on 30 September and employers recruiting prisoner apprentices include construction firm Kier Group.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 102761 question first answered 09/12/2022 09:53:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1548451

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to improve the provision of education for children or young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>On 29 March, the department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) green paper, which sets out our plans to improve the experience and outcomes for children and young people with SEND and those who need AP, within a fairer and more financially sustainable system.</p><p>The consultation closed on 22 July. The department is currently reviewing the feedback received and using this, along with continued engagement with the system, to inform the next stage of delivering improvements for children, young people and their families.</p><p>The department is committed to publishing a full response to the green paper in an improvement plan early in early 2023.</p><p>The department will continue to support the system in the immediate term to deliver change and continue to improve the experience and outcomes for children and young people with SEND and those who need AP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 09/12/2022 12:40:12 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1548452

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help homeless young people access vocational courses.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	102764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Students and young people participating in vocational education or training that are homeless may access a range of financial support to help them to participate.</p><p>Students aged 16-19, or aged up to 25 with an education, health and care (EHC) plan may be able to receive support from the 16-19 Bursary Fund. This supports financially disadvantaged students, helping them remain in education or training, and supports them in meeting costs associated with studying, such as travel, books, equipment, and trips. In the 2022/23 academic year the department allocated nearly £144 million for institutions to help these students. In addition, the department has made available Bursary Funds of over £21 million for vulnerable 16–19-year-old students (such as those who are in care, care leavers and those who are supporting themselves and claiming benefits). The department has also made over £31 million available for free meals in further education, as well as childcare and residential support where needed.</p><p>The department wants more young people to benefit from apprenticeships that offer high quality training and opportunities for progression. The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024/25 and continuing to offer £1,000 payments to employers when they hire apprentices aged 16 to18, or those aged 19 to 24 who are care leavers or have an EHC plan.</p><p>The Adult Education Budget (AEB), worth £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 academic year, fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p>The AEB includes funding to enable colleges and providers to help adult learners, including those who are homeless, to overcome barriers which prevent them from taking part in learning. This includes Learner Support for learners aged over 19 with a specific financial hardship, where providers have discretion to help learners meet the costs associated with studying. Learning Support also enables colleges and training providers to meet the additional needs of learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and meet the costs of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010. Learning Support can cover a range of needs including an assessment for dyslexia, funding to pay for specialist equipment or helpers, and arranging signers or note takers.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 12/12/2022 11:30:17 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1174890

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Maternity Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 5322 on Maternity Allowance, what the average working day turnaround was for Maternity Allowance claims from (a) 16 to 31 December 2019 and (b) 1 to 15 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	10295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The service level agreement for processing a Maternity Allowance claim is 30 working days.</p><p /><p>The average working day turn-around for Maternity Allowance claims for the periods quoted are:</p><p> </p><p>a) From 16 to 31 December 2019 – 30 working days</p><p>b) From 1 to 15 January 2020 – 30 working days</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/02/2020 16:36:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe