Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. I'm Crispin Blunt, the Member of Parliament for Reigate. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for consultation in advance of its forthcoming long term drug strategy. It remains the case that those who hold a HKSAR passport and wish to travel to and from the UK will need to renew that passport or arrange for alternative documentation. In 2021, 98% of parents received an offer from one of their top three choices of primary school, while 93.4% received offers from one of their top three choices of secondary school. Making it easy to keep an eye on the UKs parliaments. A Parallel Parliament Subscription is required to receive alerts, you can view more details by clicking on the button below. The Group meets regularly to drive forward progress, monitor the impact of the funding we are providing to tackle county lines and identify challenges. Member for Reigate sent on 5 December 2021 on behalf of a constituent regarding student nurse placement hours. Unlike Sativex, most CBPM do not have a marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Should a company apply for a marketing authorisation (a product licence), it will ultimately be a decision for the MHRA whether to license a psilocybin-based medicine as a therapy. We will publish our response in due course. Some interventions are therefore not public but are made privately. As I set out in response to Question 140011, Psilocybin, in common with a number of drugs that have been controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (the 1971 Act) for a considerable period of time, has not been subject to analysis or recent analysis of harm. Non-faith or community-ethos schools have different characteristics, particularly in relation to governance, compared to schools with a religious designation. (Registered 29 November 2022), 30 August 2022, received 90 for a survey completed on 13 June 2022. Detailed proposals for the new Innovative Medicines Fund are in development and will be consulted on in due course. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of patients whose treatment has been suspended or cancelled following the judgment in Bell v Tavistock. It was not my intention to do this. The HAND Network is working together with the MOD's Diversity and Inclusion team on an active ongoing project which seeks to address the delivery of pastoral care to non-religious Defence personnel. 80 million for drug treatment services right across England representing the largest increase in drug treatment funding for 15 years. locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer where cisplatin is unsuitable, ROS1-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer after second response to chemotherapy, Relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, adjuvant treatment of resected melanoma with high risk of recurrence, Pembrolizumab (with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy), adjuvant treatment of resected stage III and IV melanoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic therapies, relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic therapies, HER2-negative breast cancer after endocrine therapy, in combination with fulvestrant for treating advanced hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, maintenance treatment of newly diagnosed BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer, after response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, Pembrolizumab with carboplatin and paclitaxel, maintenance treatment of relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer, Palbociclib in combination with fulvestrant, advanced, HR+ HER2- breast cancer after endocrine therapy, maintenance treatment of BRCA-mutated platinum sensitive relapsed ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer, after response to platinum-based chemotherapy. In response to this research, we have established a Responsible Dog Ownership working group involving police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations which is considering the reports recommendations, including those relating to dog training. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories. The FCDO is aware of the reports listed above. To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made on whether online content that is considered to be blasphemous would fall within the remit of lawful but harmful content as defined within the Online Safety Bill. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many notifications the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received from (a) pharmacies and (b) Specialist Importers on importation orders for unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the last 12 months. This was the case for Sativex following its marketing authorisation. For this reason, only up to 15 people can attend a wedding. Personal data contained in service records pre-dating 25 May 2018 were protected and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. It has been a great privilege to serve the people of Reigate and Banstead in Parliament since 1997. He enjoyed the action-oriented stuntwork, touring New Zealand, Prague, Slovenia, Poland, and Czech Republic within seven months of shooting. However, a number of initiatives that have been implemented under the 2017 Drug Strategy have been subject to assessment or evaluation, including; On the question of punishment for people who break the law, including buying illicit drugs, the Government is unashamedly clear that drug use is unacceptable and users must face the consequences. (Registered 15 February 2019), From 7 November 2022, unremunerated Board Member of Psych Capital Plcs Medical Psychedelic Technical Advisory Board. [14] He passed his A-level exams in spring 2010 with A*s and As in biology, chemistry, mathematics, further mathematics and history. How police choose to pursue investigations is an operational decision for chief constables, but we are clear that we expect them to enforce the law. The Government will introduce steps to end conversion therapy after the research has concluded and we have considered its findings. First payment received on 17 September 2021. Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP for Reigate Bills Live Bills Government Bills Private Members' Bills Acts of Parliament Created. Crispin Blunt has voted in 554 divisions, and The Government will respond to in due course. 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Discussion focused on the human rights implications of the COVID-19 crisis which included concerns about increased risks on vulnerable groups. Which is more important: mens freedom to indulge their fantasies, or womens physical safety? This Government is taking a whole-system response to tackling drug misuse. All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. The Government has not commissioned or published any recent analysis of the harms of psilocybin. Three new clinics were announced earlier this year. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 21124 on LGBT People, if he will publish the details of the targeted international LGBT rights programmes funded by his Department. I would like to see the law changed and be considered Lebanese by the government. Voted to overhaul Parliament's standards system in an attempt to prevent Owen Paterson 's suspension over lobbying. It comes after Stewart McDonald, Chris Bryant and Joanna Cherry all quit the panel in protest. [26] In 2018, he became an honorary associate of the National Secular Society. 2005 is the earliest year that the level of detail required is available within the Courts Proceedings Database. He was appointed to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee and in May 2000 Crispin joined the House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee. The Home Office works with the Food Standards Agency on the issue of CBD products, given our respective responsibilities for the regulation of controlled drugs and novel foods. During his stay in Amman, Jordan, he assisted in the research and writing of Living in the Shadows: Jordan Home Visits Report 2014, a study that found evidence of a rapid deterioration in the living conditions of Syrian refugees in Jordan as the Syrian conflict entered its fifth year. We will continue to work closely with the ACMD as policy is developed on the regulation of CBD products. Blunt tried to bully her over a JK Rowling tweet. [2][3][4][22] He was listed as one of Business Insider's "16 Incredibly Impressive Students At Cambridge University". In January, the Government announced 80 million additional funding for drug treatment services in England, including a focus on increasing the number of treatment places for prison leavers, and 70 million investment in accommodation and wider support for prison leavers, including for those with substance misuse problems. I sat through some of the trial. This followed concerns that some CBD products being sold for human consumption may contain THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), a controlled drug compound found within the cannabis plant, making these products likely to be unlawful. The MHRA continues to support the safe and scientifically sound conduct of trials in this area and also to provide regulatory and scientific advice to companies at all stages of developing medicines. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the systematic discrimination faced by Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories as reported by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the UN Special Rapporteur; whether she accepts the conclusion of their reports; and whether her Department plans to carry out its own legal analysis of that matter. When a medicine containing controlled drugs is made available following an MHRA assessment, it may be scheduled or re-scheduled under the 2001 Regulations as appropriate, following consideration of advice provided by the ACMD. In May 2000, he joined the House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee and in July 2003 he was elected Chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council, a position he still occupies. To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the code of practices for the welfare of animals to include guidance on (a) invisible containment fence systems for livestock, (b) invisible containment fence systems for pets and (c) remote electronic training collars for dogs. The ACMD published their report on 17 December 2021, recommending changes to the law. He read Politics at the University of Durham between 1981 and 1984, where he was elected President of the Union Society in 1983. Nuclear Test Veterans who believe they have suffered ill health due to service may apply for no-fault compensation under the War Pensions Scheme. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of a February 2021 British Medical Journal report on sexual and reproductive health that 89 per cent of women who have used the telemedicine service for early medical abortion have reported that they would opt to have treatment at home again if necessary and a February 2021 report published by the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology that complications due to abortion have decreased since that service was introduced, if he will make it his policy to make that service permanent. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps Ministers in her Department have taken in relation to the case of Christopher Emms since his detention in Saudi Arabia on 6 February 2022. The London-born former actor is said to now be a. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' Full Council has . Where companies are willing to price their drugs fairly in a way that reflects the benefits they bring to patients, NICE has been able to recommend a number of orphan medicines for routine NHS funding through its technology appraisal programme. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 2168 on Psilocybin: Health Hazards, in the context of psilocybin being classified under Schedule 1 of the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971, for what reason substance 2-CB falls under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, when it is controlled under Schedule 2 of the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971. error404,theme-capri,qode-core-2.1.1,select-core-2.1.1,woocommerce-no-js,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,capri-ver-3.3, vertical_menu_background_opacity, vertical_menu_with_scroll,smooth_scroll,fade_push_text_top,paspartu_enabled,woocommerce_installed,blog_installed,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-6.4.2,vc_responsive. The UK raises these issues with the Government of Israel, most recently with Israel's Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Justice. To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities to remove the local connection test for those currently serving in the Regular Armed Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces. Parliament considered arguments about their inclusion at the time of the Bills passage, including the reasons for the distinction between them and controlled drugs. The largest and riskiest services will be required to set out their policies regarding content that is legal but harmful to adults and enforce these consistently. Users will have access to effective mechanisms to appeal content that is removed without good reason. Information is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on whether subsequent deaths for former serving personnel were due to post-traumatic stress disorder or other causes. The Government has made no recent assessment of the potential merits of rescheduling psilocybin, which remains a Schedule 1 substance under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (the 2001 Regulations). (Registered 28 November 2022). The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) budget and (b) scope is of the planned Innovative Medicines Fund; what funding will be allocated to (a) promising innovative medicines within or outside the Early Access to Medicines Scheme, (b) medicines for rare diseases and (c) support for research into, rescheduling of and licensing of compounds classified as Schedule 1 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. previously apologising for saying the same thing. His responsibilities included prisons and probation, youth justice, criminal law and sentencing policy, and criminal justice. The majority of parents are offered a place at a school of their choice. We are also committed to ending rough sleeping, including for veterans. Parts one and two of Dame Carol Blacks review include comprehensive lists of the experts and wider partners in the drugs field who she engaged with to gather evidence and seek advice. [31], On 16 October 2022, he became the first Conservative MP to publicly call for Liz Truss to resign, calling it 'blindingly obvious' that she must go. [46] He is also a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Op VENETIC had a major impact on Organised Crime Groups involved in drugs trafficking, firearms trafficking, serious violence and money laundering. MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions. Born on 15 July 1960 in United Kingdom, Crispin Blunt started his career as Politician . To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Home Office rejected the long term recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to mitigate barriers to research in December 2017. [13], Keynes attended the Anna Scher Theatre School, after going to Thornhill Primary School. The calls for evidence for parts 1 and 2 of the review received responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including members of the public, academics, people working in the substance misuse sector and enforcement partners. This is in addition to 3.2 million in targeted funding to ensure that we minimise the risk to those rough sleepers unable to self-isolate. The NCA has led a number of investigations under Operation VENETIC and publish regular press notices on the outcomes of these investigations. I am always keen to hear about the issues, both local and national, which matter most to you so please feel free to get in touch! We have no plans to control alcohol or tobacco under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and no plans to commission advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on this matter. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to covid-19 regulations providing for 15 people to gather only for legally recognised marriages, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending that legal recognition on (a) an interim and (b) a permanent basis to humanist weddings. e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) regularly provides advice on substances and their appropriate control status, and these are published on the gov.uk website. We will not accept this gaslighting from men who keep telling us they are women, or from those who enable them., Blunt clearly disagreed. In May 2021, the National County Lines Coordination Centre published the latest County Lines strategic assessment. The conduct of this case relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people that we might have thought we had put behind us decades ago. We are aware, through the NERVTAG and PERFORM studies that singing can increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission through the spread of aerosol droplets.this was backed up by a consensus statement from SAGE, resulting in the suggested principles of safer singing being published. 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.