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386630

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislative proposals to prevent supermarkets from throwing away food after it has passed its best-before date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government favours a voluntary approach to the prevention of food waste, including the redistribution of surplus food to feed people. A law focused on the redistribution of surplus food from supermarkets would not resolve the barriers to redistribution. Less than 2% of overall food waste is from supermarkets, so our approach is to work with the whole supply chain through the voluntary Courtauld Commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Action under the Courtauld Commitment has contributed to a 15% reduction of household food waste between 2007 and 2012 and a reduction of 7.4% in supply chain food waste between 2010 and 2012. The amount of food redistributed in the UK under the Commitment doubled between 2011 and 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/07/2015 08:57:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

386703

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department does with cancer charities to support children and young people with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Charities with an interest in children’s cancer services are involved in the ongoing work that NHS England performs through the Clinical Reference Groups (CRG) to provide a key role in major cancer improvements. For example, the Teenage Cancer Trust is represented on the Teenage and Young Adults CRG and CLIC Sargent and the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group support the Children’s Cancer CRG.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England also works with the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group on treatment guidelines that are used across cancer services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England and Departmental officials also work with stakeholders from charities with an interest in children’s cancer services. For example, earlier this year officials met with representatives of The Brain Tumour Charity to discuss the Headsmart campaign, which aims to raise awareness of brain tumour symptoms in children and young people and to reduce the time for diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of this meeting, the charity gave a presentation about the HeadSmart campaign to the Department’s School Nursing Partnership Implementation Group on 17 March. The group was receptive and committed to help promote and support the campaign, which included disseminating symptom cards where appropriate and putting information in newsletters and journals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2015 15:38:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385818

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
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 4 June 2015 to Question 333, what steps (a) her Department and (b) Ofsted plans to take to monitor the effect on children of there being no educational psychologists employed by the local authority in whose area their school is located.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education takes the views of parents, carers, children and young people on educational psychology services seriously. There has been an active parent representative from the Learning Trust on its Educational Psychology Training National Steering Group since 2011. Furthermore, as part of the joint review of clinical and educational psychology training arrangements with the Department of Health, the department is planning wider consultation with children and young people (0-25 years) on psychological services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is a matter for Ofsted if they plan to monitor the effect on children of there being no educational psychologists employed by the local authority in whose area their school is located. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the honorable Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House of Commons library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/07/2015 17:08:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385835

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to maintain the ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on the approval of pesticide active substances are made at European level. Since December 2013, three of the five currently approved neonicotinoids are not permitted for use on a wide range of crops considered “attractive to bees”. A number of other uses remain permitted under the EU approval. The restrictions currently in place for neonicotinoids are not time-limited.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Commission gave an undertaking to commence a review of the science on neonicotinoids by the end of May 2015. This process has now commenced. Companies have provided further studies and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has invited any party to submit relevant data, including published studies, by 30 September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2015 13:39:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385849

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations Ministers in his Department have made to their counterparts in Ethiopia on the detention of Andargachew Tsege.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. Over the last year, there have been numerous discussions between the Ethiopian and UK government regarding Mr Tsege. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) spoke to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister on 24 June and made a public statement on 25 June. He made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests was unacceptable, and informed Dr Tedros that the lack of progress in the case risked undermining the UK’s relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Tsege’s welfare to be addressed, and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Tsege can challenge his detention.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2015 13:23:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385855

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Neuromuscular Disorders: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Trusts to fund jointly a paediatric neuromuscular consultant.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised services, including neuromuscular services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2013, NHS England published Neurosciences: Specialised Neurology (Adult) and a number of separate paediatric neurology services specifications. These describe the services commissioned by NHS England for patients with neuromuscular disorders. It is for providers to decide how to shape services to meet the specifications, taking into account the needs of their local populations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/07/2015 13:46:36 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385395

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 4 June 2015 to Question 334, what plans her Department has to issue new guidance to local authorities on timeframes for visits to privately fostered children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The statutory guidance for local authorities, which sets out duties under the Private Fostering Regulations (England) 2005 including timeframes to visits of privately fostered children, remains current. There are no plans to update it. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-private-fostering" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-private-fostering</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/07/2015 15:13:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385396

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Mott MacDonald
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 4 June 2015 to Question 356, what the (a) purpose and (b) cost was of each contract let to Mott MacDonald since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has entered contracts with Mott MacDonald since 2012 as shown in the attached table. Mott MacDonald has been drawn down off Government frameworks and/or competed against other providers for each piece of work. They were chosen when their proposal met the Department’s requirements and offered the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2015 12:24:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name DfE_Contracts_Mott_ MacDonald.doc title DfE_Contracts_Mott_MacDonald
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

385397

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
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 4 June 2015 to Question 333, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the employment of educational psychologists.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not issue guidance to local authorities on the employment of educational psychologists. Educational psychologists have a duty to provide psychological advice into the new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and review process (Children and Families Act 2014).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/06/2015 13:47:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

384877

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2015 to Question 228908, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the length of time taken to process working tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	3663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>HMRC do not plan to collect data on the length of time taken to process Working Tax Credit claims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/06/2015 13:26:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe