Tag: Steve McCabe

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of sixth form colleges on the effects of reductions in education funding for 18 year olds on students with severe or complex disabilities.

Matthew Hancock

We are protecting the funding that sixth-form colleges receive for 18-year-old students with severe or complex disabilities. The funding reductions that apply generally to 18-year-old students do not apply to those assessed to have special educational needs, learning difficulties or disabilities.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 66W, on asylum: children, which local authorities have been granted extra funding because of their special circumstances.

James Brokenshire

The following local authorities receive additional funding due to special
circumstances:

Croydon, Kent, and Hillingdon local authorities have been granted additional
funding which in the past was part of the "Gateway" arrangements, that has been
superseded by enhanced rates. This is due to the larger than normal volumes of
care leavers received in those local authorities, in comparison to other local
authorities.

Solihull local authority were not part of the "Gateway" arrangements but have
since been granted additional enhanced payments for the same reasons.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on landlords who own multiple properties disguising their ownership of a property when submitting a planning application.

Nick Boles

I am not aware of representations about landlords who own multiple properties disguising their ownership of a property when submitting a planning application.

It is already a requirement that planning applications must be accompanied by a certificate which applicants must complete that provides certain details about the ownership of the application site. An application is not valid, and therefore cannot be determined by the local planning authority, unless the relevant certificate has been completed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in education funding for 18 year olds on students with severe or complex disabilities and who attend specialist schools.

Matthew Hancock

The reductions in education funding for 18-year-old students do not apply to those with severe and complex disabilities who attend special schools. From August 2014 special schools will receive a flat rate £10,000 for all their 16- to 18-year-old student places, together with top-up funding from local authorities for individual students.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 66W, on asylum: children, which local authorities have used the fund and how much to support asylum seekers who are care leavers in each of the last five years.

James Brokenshire

The total amount of funding provided in each of the 5 years is set out below:

Year £million
2013/14 – 11.9
2012/13 – 12.9
2011/12 – 15.3
2010/11 – 20.3
2009/10 – 11.0

The figures for 2009-13 inclusive are taken from the audited accounts of the UK
Border Agency. Figures for 2013-14 are provisional and subject to audit and
possible adjustment.

The following lists the local authorities that receive the leaving care
funding.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that the legal owner of a property is identified when a planning application is submitted relating to that property.

Nick Boles

I am not aware of representations about landlords who own multiple properties disguising their ownership of a property when submitting a planning application.

It is already a requirement that planning applications must be accompanied by a certificate which applicants must complete that provides certain details about the ownership of the application site. An application is not valid, and therefore cannot be determined by the local planning authority, unless the relevant certificate has been completed.