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Division Votes
13 Mar 2024 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Steve McCabe voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 147
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Steve McCabe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 292
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Steve McCabe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 293


Speeches
Steve McCabe speeches from: Budget Resolutions
Steve McCabe contributed 1 speech (33 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
HM Treasury
Steve McCabe speeches from: Budget Resolutions
Steve McCabe contributed 5 speeches (894 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions


Written Answers
Offshore Industry: North Sea
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the support provided to unemployed North Sea oil and gas workers to find new employment.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The oil and gas sector supports over 200,000 jobs and is critical to a successful energy transition. That is why the Government is providing certainty to industry through the introduction of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill as well as agreeing the North Sea Transition Deal with industry. This includes the development of an industry-led skills passport to enable workers to move between sectors, protecting jobs and ensuring their skills, which are vital for the transition, are not lost.

DWP supports people across the country through a range of support including face-to-face time with Work Coaches, job-search advice and more intensive employment programmes, helping those at risk of, or who have been made redundant to move back into work.

Through partnerships with local organisations DWP is able to respond to potential and proposed redundancy situations quickly and effectively, with local partners mobilised immediately to offer support and guidance to those affected. Low Value Provision (LVP) is an example of funding that can be used to supply training for Jobcentre Plus Customers, including those at risk of, or who have been made redundant.

Offshore Industry: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate her Department has made of the combined annual greenhouse gas emissions from new oil and gas fields approved between October 2023 and January 2024.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Emissions from UK oil and gas extraction are accounted for in our legally-binding carbon budgets. Projected future emissions from all licensing rounds are incorporated into the offshore sector’s North Sea Transition Deal commitments. The sector’s progress against these targets is monitored by the North Sea Transition Authority.

‘Scope 3’ emissions from the burning of oil and gas are accounted for in the country in which they are used, in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Emissions will be reduced by reducing our consumption of fossil fuels, not by placing restrictions on our oil and gas industry.

Offshore Industry: Licensing
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of North Sea oil and gas reserves when considering whether to grant new oil and gas licence areas.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Emissions from UK oil and gas extraction are accounted for in our legally-binding carbon budgets. Projected future emissions from all licensing rounds are incorporated into the offshore sector’s North Sea Transition Deal commitments. The sector’s progress against these targets is monitored by the North Sea Transition Authority.

‘Scope 3’ emissions from the burning of oil and gas are accounted for in the country in which they are used, in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Emissions will be reduced by reducing our consumption of fossil fuels, not by placing restrictions on our oil and gas industry.

Fossil Fuels
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph II. (A.) 28 (d) of the First global stocktake agreed at COP28 on 13 December 2023, what steps her Department is taking to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The UK has over-achieved against the first, second, and third carbon budgets. The transitions set out in the Net Zero Strategy and the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan keep us on track to meet Carbon Budgets 4, 5 and 6, our 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, and net zero by 2050.

The Government will continue to use Contracts for Difference to grow renewables’ share of electricity generation which has already moved from less than 7% in 2010 to more than 40% today. Use of coal in electricity generation will be ceased by the end of this year - having been nearly 40% in 2012.

Universal Credit: Armed Forces
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3093 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, whether his Department has made an assessment of the circumstances affecting whether armed forces personnel become eligible for Universal Credit.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

No estimate has been made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who are veterans, but who do not declare their veteran status. UC claimants are asked about their armed forces status when declaring or reporting changes in their work and earnings and UC agents are also able to record claimants’ Armed Forces status if they are told about this via other means such as journal messages, face-to-face meetings or by telephone.

This Government believes it is important to identify veterans and serving personnel, so we can ensure they can get all the help and support they need. For more information, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ3093, where the Department explained the current progress in identifying such claimants.

No assessment has been made of reasons for any increase, the number of UC claimants recorded as previously served or currently serving has been stable since June 2023.

Serving armed forces personnel claiming Universal Credit will be no different to other UC claimants.

Universal Credit: Armed Forces
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3093 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, whether his Department has assessed the reasons for why the number of veterans claiming Universal Credit increased between May and July 2023.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

No estimate has been made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who are veterans, but who do not declare their veteran status. UC claimants are asked about their armed forces status when declaring or reporting changes in their work and earnings and UC agents are also able to record claimants’ Armed Forces status if they are told about this via other means such as journal messages, face-to-face meetings or by telephone.

This Government believes it is important to identify veterans and serving personnel, so we can ensure they can get all the help and support they need. For more information, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ3093, where the Department explained the current progress in identifying such claimants.

No assessment has been made of reasons for any increase, the number of UC claimants recorded as previously served or currently serving has been stable since June 2023.

Serving armed forces personnel claiming Universal Credit will be no different to other UC claimants.

Universal Credit: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3093 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, if he will make an estimate of the number of Universal Credit claimants who are veterans, but who don’t declare their veteran status.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

No estimate has been made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who are veterans, but who do not declare their veteran status. UC claimants are asked about their armed forces status when declaring or reporting changes in their work and earnings and UC agents are also able to record claimants’ Armed Forces status if they are told about this via other means such as journal messages, face-to-face meetings or by telephone.

This Government believes it is important to identify veterans and serving personnel, so we can ensure they can get all the help and support they need. For more information, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ3093, where the Department explained the current progress in identifying such claimants.

No assessment has been made of reasons for any increase, the number of UC claimants recorded as previously served or currently serving has been stable since June 2023.

Serving armed forces personnel claiming Universal Credit will be no different to other UC claimants.

Civil Servants: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13494 on Civil Servants: Veterans, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the Service Leavers’ Adjustment Passport on veterans’ employment outcomes.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Service Leavers Adjustments Passport is a voluntary tool to support Armed Forces Service Leavers with the transition into Civilian Employment. It is also available to anyone who has served to access at any time in the future. We have no plans to track employment outcomes specifically as part of the Service Leavers Adjustments Passport as there are numerous factors that influence veteran employment outcomes and it would be difficult to effectively isolate the impact of a single measure.

Universal Credit: Armed Forces
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 14790 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on the specific branches of the armed forces in which Universal Credit claimants (a) are serving and (b) have served.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

No such assessment has been made for the reasons set out in the response to the previous answered PQ14790.

Personal Independence Payment: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a marker to enable the collection of data on the number of veterans that are claiming Personal Independence Payments.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

We have no immediate plans to introduce such a marker. Where a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimant is a veteran, then relevant information on the functional impact of their medical condition will be gathered as part of the claiming process, either through the medical assessment, or by the DWP decision maker.

PIP is based on the needs of the individual and current or previous occupation is unrelated to entitlement.

Civil Servants: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Going Forward into Employment initiative for veterans.

Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)

Regular updates on a range of veteran specific initiatives, including Going Forward into Employment, are published as part of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 6 monthly report and in the Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report.

The latest updates report that over 200 veterans have been employed in the Civil Service through Going Forward into Employment, and over 1,000 Civil Service jobs secured through the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

This is matched by the all-time high of veterans’ employment in the UK, with 89% employed within six months of leaving service when engaging with available support.

Veterans: Aerospace Industry
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2024 to Question 13224 on Veterans: Aerospace Industry and Defence, if he will publish the Career Transition Partnership’s annual statistics on veterans they have supported.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence publishes an annual Official Statistics report covering the employment outcomes of Service leavers who utilised the support of the Career Transition Partnership. The latest figures cover Financial Year 2022-23 and were published on 15 February 2024 at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index

Universal Credit: Armed Forces
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 8 June 2023 to Question 187857 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, how many Universal Credit claimants have been identified as (a) serving and (b) having served in the armed forces for the assessment period ending on 1 February 2024.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. From July 2021 onwards, UC agents have also been able to record claimants’ Armed Forces status if they are told about this via other means such as journal messages, face-to-face meetings or by telephone.

Data coverage continues to improve over time and by January 2024 data was held on the status of approximately 71% of the GB UC caseload. It should be noted that Armed Forces status is self-reported by claimants and is not verified by the Ministry of Defence or Office for Veterans’ Affairs. A claimant’s status can be recorded as “currently serving”, “served in the past”, “not served” or “prefer not to say”. Data is not collected on the specific branch of the Armed Forces that claimants are serving in or have served in in the past. The table below shows the proportion of claimants who have disclosed their Armed Forces status.

UC caseload month

Proportion of caseload with a recorded status

Currently serving

Served in the past

Not served

Prefer not to say

No recorded status

July 2022

51%

3,000

39,000

2,800,000

21,000

2,800,000

August 2022

53%

3,200

40,000

2,900,000

22,000

2,700,000

September 2022

54%

3,200

41,000

3,000,000

22,000

2,600,000

October 2022

56%

3,300

43,000

3,100,000

23,000

2,500,000

November 2022

57%

3,300

44,000

3,200,000

24,000

2,500,000

December 2022

58%

3,400

45,000

3,300,000

25,000

2,400,000

January 2023

59%

3,500

46,000

3,400,000

25,000

2,300,000

February 2023

61%

3,500

48,000

3,500,000

26,000

2,300,000

March 2023

62%

3,600

48,000

3,500,000

27,000

2,200,000

April 2023

63%

3,700

50,000

3,600,000

28,000

2,200,000

May 2023

64%

3,800

50,000

3,700,000

28,000

2,100,000

June 2023

65%

3,900

51,000

3,800,000

29,000

2,100,000

July 2023

66%

4,000

52,000

3,900,000

30,000

2,100,000

August 2023

66%

4,000

53,000

3,900,000

30,000

2,000,000

September 2023

67%

4,000

54,000

4,000,000

30,000

2,000,000

October 2023

68%

3,900

54,000

4,100,000

30,000

2,000,000

November 2023

69%

3,900

55,000

4,200,000

31,000

1,900,000

December 2023

70%

3,900

57,000

4,300,000

31,000

1,900,000

January 2024 (provisional)

71%

4,000

58,000

4,400,000

32,000

1,900,000

The way the data is collected means the claimants for whom an Armed Forces status is recorded may not be representative of the UC caseload as a whole. This means it is not yet possible to produce reliable estimates of the overall number or proportion of UC claimants who are currently serving in the Armed Forces or who have served in the past.

Increases in the numbers of claimants with a recorded status of “currently serving” or “served in the past” do not necessarily mean the overall numbers of claimants who are currently serving or have served in the past have increased and may reflect increases in the number of claimants for whom data is held as data coverage improves over time.

Notes:

1. Figures are for Great Britain. Data is not collected on the Armed Forces status of UC claimants in Northern Ireland.

2. Figures in the table have been rounded according to the Department’s Official Statistics rounding policy.

3. In line with the latest published People on UC official statistics, provisional figures relating to January 2024 are provided. These figures will be subject to revision in subsequent releases.

4. These figures are based on the Official Statistics UC caseload definition. Some previous figures have used an alternative caseload definition based on assessment period end dates.

5. Further information on the caseload definition used for the UC official statistics can be found on Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

Social Work: Training
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 18 of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-2024, CP 598, published in January 2022, when she plans to implement veteran-aware training for social work teams in every local authority in England.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-2024 included a commitment for the Office for Veterans' Affairs, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to explore options for the introduction of veteran-aware training for social work teams in every local authority in England. There are no immediate plans to implement this specific training.

Instead, the Principal Social Work Network for Adults across England meet on a regular basis to review all aspects of social work practice and training, underpinned by statutory and policy guidance, which includes the needs of the veteran community. This national network comprises of representatives from all settings including local authorities, National Health Service bodies, the voluntary sector, and Ministry of Defence organisations, and shares an undertaking to develop the competence of the workforce to meet the needs of all vulnerable groups, including veterans and their families and carers.

The Government has an ambition to make the United Kingdom the best place in the world to be a veteran by 2028. Veterans are entitled to the same social care and support as the civilian population in England.

Mental Health Services: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 14455 on Mental Health Services: Veterans, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using social prescribing to support veterans with mild mental health conditions.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

NHS England commissions Op COURAGE, which provides a comprehensive mental health service for veterans. Since its inception in 2017, over 35,000 referrals have been made to Op COURAGE. NHS England does not hold data on the number of veterans who have accessed Op COURAGE services on more than one occasion, or the numbers of veterans with gambling additions that have used Op COURAGE.

NHS England has commissioned three pilot sites to explore and evaluate the merits of social prescribing in the Armed Forces Community. The outcome of the evaluation is planned for Autumn 2024, and the findings will inform a toolkit which can be used by other social prescribing teams.

Mental Health Services: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2024 to Question 12907 on Mental Health Services: Veterans, if she will make an estimate of the number of veterans with gambling addictions that have used Op COURAGE since its inception.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

NHS England commissions Op COURAGE, which provides a comprehensive mental health service for veterans. Since its inception in 2017, over 35,000 referrals have been made to Op COURAGE. NHS England does not hold data on the number of veterans who have accessed Op COURAGE services on more than one occasion, or the numbers of veterans with gambling additions that have used Op COURAGE.

NHS England has commissioned three pilot sites to explore and evaluate the merits of social prescribing in the Armed Forces Community. The outcome of the evaluation is planned for Autumn 2024, and the findings will inform a toolkit which can be used by other social prescribing teams.

Mental Health Services: Veterans
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 14455 on Mental Health Services: Veterans, how many veterans were referred to Op COURAGE more than once since its inception.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

NHS England commissions Op COURAGE, which provides a comprehensive mental health service for veterans. Since its inception in 2017, over 35,000 referrals have been made to Op COURAGE. NHS England does not hold data on the number of veterans who have accessed Op COURAGE services on more than one occasion, or the numbers of veterans with gambling additions that have used Op COURAGE.

NHS England has commissioned three pilot sites to explore and evaluate the merits of social prescribing in the Armed Forces Community. The outcome of the evaluation is planned for Autumn 2024, and the findings will inform a toolkit which can be used by other social prescribing teams.

Veterans: Identity Cards
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Thursday 14th March 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13679 on Veterans: Identity Cards, if he will take steps with (a) private and (b) third sector organisations to accelerate the roll-out of veterans’ ID cards.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as part of their Service Leaver Pack.

Phase 2 extends access to the Veteran Card to those who left before December 2018. The new digital application and verification service launched at 00:01 on 28 January 2024 allowing pre-2018 veterans to apply for the card.

The current delivery contract allows for the production of 50,000 Phase 2 pre-2018 veteran cards per month and are issued within an average of 14 calendar days from date of application receipt. As of 7 March 2024, in the six weeks since launch, there have been a total of 83,730 Phase 2 applications received, and 67,335 cards issued.

Demand is determined by the number of veterans who choose to apply and not the overall number of veterans in the UK. Extensive communications have been issued by both MOD and Office for Veterans' Affairs in relation to the application service.




Steve McCabe mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Friday 8th March 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2023-24 - as at 7 February 2024

Work and Pensions Committee

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