To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will hold discussions with the FSA on (a) the safety of Cannabidiol (CBD) products and (b) the process by which the FSA assesses the risks presented by those products; and if she will seek advice from the FSA to inform her decision on the regulation of CBD products. Such specialists would be best positioned to advise on the best approach for their specific case. The creation of an Innovative Medicines Fund will also build on the success of the Cancer Drugs Fund and support access to the most advanced medicines for patients with rare diseases. Their amendment to the service specification for gender identity services for children and young people was published on the day of the judgement in order to protect patients and clinicians given the significant safeguarding, clinical and legal issues raised. It comes after Stewart McDonald, Chris Bryant and Joanna Cherry all quit the panel in protest. In line with the Court's decision to award MOD 90% of its costs of the limitation issue in the High Court and 100% of its costs in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, MOD recovered 4,000,000 in legal costs from the Claimants' After The Event Insurers giving the net costs figure of 786,939.48. To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help (a) tackle transphobic bullying inschools. Many suspects that would otherwise have evaded justice due to their use of this criminally dedicated secure communication system are now facing prosecution for serious offences and face losing the financial benefits of organised crime due to proceeds of crime investigations. Ministers continue to take a close interest in any new evidence relating to controlled drugs and they would seek expert advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs before making any amendments to the 2001 Regulations. Blunt seems to think, or he pretends to think, that being trans removes men from that potential, but it doesnt. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the health effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on (a) LGBT+ people and (b) other people with protected characteristics; and if he will make a statement. In 2020/21 the UK committed 5.47 million to targeted international LGBT+ rights programmes. ACMD advice is not binding and decisions are ultimately for Ministers. During his time in Parliament, Crispin has worked tirelessly to improve the, Crispin completed five years chairing the action group of local representatives, Crispin is leading the fight, locally and in Parliament, to defend Reigates, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is making a time limited offer to matc, On Wednesday 1st and Friday 3rd of February 2023, train drivers of ASLEF will. Local councils are best placed to determine how best to manage access to social housing they are responsible for allocating housing through local schemes. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding he has made available to LGBTI defenders in human rights priority countries. Member to my answer to Question 143679 on 29 January. This may include people identifying as LGBT+, as well as those who identify as having another protected characteristic. This is backed by over 2 billion over the next 3 years to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the effect of the (a) introduction of the ultra-orphan pathway by the Scottish Medicines Consortium and (b) additional factors and modifiers for orphan medicines and medicines that have evidence of achieving a substantial improvement in life expectancy and/or quality of life considered by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in relation to informing methods and processes at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This forms part of cross departmental work on combatting drug misuse, including support for those moving from custody to the community. The Group meets regularly to drive forward progress, monitor the impact of the funding we are providing to tackle county lines and identify challenges. Several active faith and belief networks, including humanism, have already been developed, and the Ministry of Defence pastoral support services will continue that important work. To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that the most vulnerable LGBTI+ people in developing countries (a) have fair and equal access and (b) receive non-discriminatory treatment in clinics and other healthcare settings in relation to (i) covid-19, (ii) hormone, (ii) antiretroviral, (iii) PrEP, (iv) PEP and (v) condom provision during the covid-19 pandemic. The Government continues to go further than the Drug Strategy 2017. The British Embassy in Manila continues to support the LGBT+ community in the Philippines through events and advocacy. [32], A long-term Eurosceptic, Blunt issued a pamphlet in 1998 when first elected to parliament which called for an in-out referendum. Providing funding for LGBTI rights programme work remains a UK government priority. With regard to the scheduling of controlled drugs, the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 exempts specified activities from the scope of the offences, for example, where controlled drugs are produced and supplied by healthcare professionals for medicinal purposes. The refreshed Veterans Strategy Action Plan includes a reference to planned research on supported housing, including veterans. He then studied at the all-boys City of London School where he was awarded the Merit prize in the 2006 European Kangaroo competition, the City of London Corporate Scholarship (2008), The Geoffrey Clark Prize for Services to Drama (2009), and The Bennet Brough Prize for Chemistry (2010). Other projects within the 2017 Drug Strategy, such as the Holme House drug recovery prison pilot and the Jobcentre Plus Individual Placement and Support (IPS) trial to support those with substance use dependence back into employment, are subject to ongoing evaluation. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government report entitled An evaluation of the Governments Drug Strategy 2010 which reported the finding that drugs market violence is an unintended consequence of enforcing drug laws, for what reason that finding was not tackled in the Drug Strategy 2017; and what steps the Government is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the ongoing effects of enforcement on market violence in the UK. The Department welcomes the report and the research team provided evidence to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission and that their findings have informed the 45 recommendations from the commission. Thus, Service Personnel dismissed or discharged in respect of their sexuality retained their accrued pension rights and are, therefore, out of scope of the IR. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many schedule 1 (a) domestic and (b) import licences cannabis and cannabis-based products were granted in 2019. The Government introduces new controls over drugs only after considering advice from the ACMD. The governments data on Outcomes by Offence shows that relative to Black individuals being prosecuted for drug possession, a similar proportion go on to be sentenced for the same offence (15% of individuals identified as Black during prosecution and at the point of sentencing). To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will investigate for what reasons records of investigations and dismissals into Armed Forces service people accused of homosexual conduct were deleted in 2010. However, when Rifkind was knocked out of the party leadership contest, Blunt returned to the Whips' office and wrote to all party members in his constituency asking them to rank the remaining contenders in order of preference so he could best represent his constituents. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the UK will participate as an observer nation at the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons first meeting of state parties; and if will she make a statement. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had a Pension Wise guidance appointment (a) by telephone and (b) in person in the South East between April 2019 and March 2020. We know there is more to do which is why the Government commissioned a major independent review, led by Dame Carol Black, to inform the Governments thinking on what more can be done to tackle the harm that drugs cause. View All Crispin Blunt's signed Early Day Motions, Doctors and Nurses (Developing Countries) Bill 2019-21, Marriage (Authorised Belief Organisations) Bill 2019-21, Legalisation of Cannabis (Medicinal Purposes) Bill 2017-19, Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2016-17, (View all Crispin Blunt's DCMS questions), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying, https://educateagainsthate.com/resources/respectful-school-communities-self-review-signposting-tool-2/, (View all Crispin Blunt's Defra questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's DFID questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's DHSC questions), staying alert and safe (social distancing), (View all Crispin Blunt's FCDO questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's home-office questions), Legitimate use of controlled drugs: research and healthcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-drugs-phase-one-report, https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release, https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance, (View all Crispin Blunt's ministry-of-defence questions), https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics, (View all Crispin Blunt's DLUHC questions), Section 315 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, (View all Crispin Blunt's ministry-of-justice questions). Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the Notes page of the workbook. Blunt was subsequently appointed to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. As there have been no nuclear tests carried out since 2005, there is no eligibility for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTVs) to claim under the scheme. The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill provides the UK the means to remain a world-leading regulator and an important market for medicines and medical devices and supports the delivery of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy to make the UK a leading global hub for life sciences. ", Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ask the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) when he plans to reply to the letter from Professor David Nutt, Chair of the Drug Science Scientific Committee, dated 5 February 2021 on the ACMD's update report on medical cannabis from November 2020. Service personnel can also apply to the local authority where they are currently based or, if they were previously in another area for 3 out of the last 5 years they could chose to apply to that authority. To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to her answer on conversion therapy to the hon. Source: BBC, View the history of this MPs entries in the Register. In September 2017, Blunt was elected chair of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, the cross-party group which represents humanists in Parliament. The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who died during active service in each of the specified conflicts is presented in the following table: UK Armed Forces deaths as a result of operations in Gulf 1, Iraq and Afghanistan, as of 28 February 2022. The new Drug Strategy will respond in full to Dame Carol Blacks review and set out our long-term ambition to combat drugs. This package includes 80 million for drug treatment services across England, which represents the largest increase in drug treatment funding for 15 years. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5143 what the total cost is of Operation Venetic to date; and how she plans to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Operation Venetic when no assessment has been conducted of the short-term and long-term impact to drug availability or demand in the UK. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 8525 which noted that the cost of Operation Venetic is unknown, and to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5143 which noted that no assessment of the effects of Operation Venetic on the drugs markets has been made, if she will take steps to commission a full evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of Operation Venetic to the taxpayer, including estimates of (a) total costs across all relevant UK agencies; (b) total income raised from seized assets; (c) impacts on drug availability, rates of use, drug-related harms, and the associated costs and savings; and (d) impact on market-related violence and the associated costs and benefits, with reference to the finding of the Home Offices 2017 evaluation of the 2010 drug strategy that drugs market violence is an unintended consequence of enforcing drug laws. This is central to the Global Goals and a secure and prosperous world. [46][45] Since then, Keynes has been working as a political adviser. They remain separated but have not divorced. However, there is not an exhaustive list of such drugs. The UK attends trials of international importance in all countries where permitted. To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on whether people who are double-vaccinated can be exempt from covid-19 quarantine measures. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and academy trusts, has recently been updated to include clauses to protect the local governance arrangements of a non-faith or community school joining a mixed multi-academy trust. MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. The Chancellor also announced a 750 million package of support for frontline charities across the UK. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to make public statements condemning attacks by public authorities wherever they occur on LGBTI defenders. Roger Newstead, the chairman of the Reigate South and Earlswood Branch, wrote a private letter to Dr Ben Mearns, who had resigned from the branch committee after protesting the decision to force a postal ballot. HPV infection is very common and most abnormalities that develop as a result will clear themselves without intervention or treatment. The ACMD published their report on 17 December 2021, recommending changes to the law. Regulation will not prevent adults from accessing or posting legal content, nor require companies to remove specific pieces of legal content. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Thus, in first year he was awarded the Marie Shamma'a Frost Prize in Oriental Studies (Arabic) and the College Scholarship;[2] in second year the College Prize and the Foundation Scholarship which made him an elected member of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (2011-2012);[3][18] and in senior year the EG Browne Prize in Oriental Studies. In June 2015, Crispin was elected by MPs to be the Chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, until Parliament was dissolved in May 2017. Programmes being delivered as part of the Governments whole-system response to tackling drug misuse, including investment to disrupt drug supply and county lines, drug treatment and Project ADDER (Addiction, Disruption, Diversion, Enforcement and Recovery) have been subject to this approach. Working on LGBT rights is essential to meet DFIDs vision of a world where no one is left behind. I'm Crispin Blunt, the Member of Parliament for Reigate. We continue to collect and monitor a range of data on the use and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), including: These allow us to monitor trends and any changes in the use of, and harms from, NPS. Apparently Victoria's version was very different from Crispin's". [18], Blunt is a former joint chair of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraphs 4 and 5 on page 3 of her Department's Factsheet on Cannabis, CBD and other cannabinoids, what assessment she has made of the limit of detection that is the appropriate level of sensitivity to accurately determine through laboratory analysis that there are no controlled cannabinoids present in a CBD product and that the product contains CBD in its pure form. 3.2 billion of additional funding was provided to local authorities to enable them to respond to Covid-19 pressures across the services they deliver.