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768154

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many licences to conduct trials of cannabis-based medicines have been issued in the UK in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	107062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>There have been 12 Clinical Trial Authorisations approved for cannabis-based medicines since January 2014 involving the terms cannabis and cannabidiol.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:30:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

784953

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies she has licensed to investigate the use of medical cannabis as a medicine.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	111651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>No licences have been granted to companies to investigate the use of medicinal or ‘herbal’ cannabis in its raw form and nor has the Home Office commissioned any reports into medical cannabis.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organisation’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has committed to reviewing the scheduling of cannabis under the UN’s 1961 Convention. This is due to consider the therapeutic use as well as dependence and the potential to abuse constituent parts of cannabis.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 111638 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:05:20 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

784956

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has commissioned any reports into the use of medical marijuana.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	111638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>No licences have been granted to companies to investigate the use of medicinal or ‘herbal’ cannabis in its raw form and nor has the Home Office commissioned any reports into medical cannabis.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organisation’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has committed to reviewing the scheduling of cannabis under the UN’s 1961 Convention. This is due to consider the therapeutic use as well as dependence and the potential to abuse constituent parts of cannabis.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 111651 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:05:20 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

869408

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to grant licences for medicinal cannabis products; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	133922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the United Kingdom Agency responsible for the regulation of medicines used in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA has not received any marketing authorisation (licence) applications for a medicinal product that contains raw cannabis, for the treatment of any condition in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>If a licence application for a medicinal product containing raw cannabis is received, the MHRA would assess the data submitted to ensure that the product is safe, has efficacy in the purpose claimed for it, is manufactured to the necessary quality standards and that there is a positive balance of benefits over any risks before approval of the licence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/03/2018 11:18:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

885000

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings Ministers or officials of his Department have had with pharmaceutical companies at which medical cannabis was discussed in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	135988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/04/2018 16:43:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

885229

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from representatives of pharmaceutical companies on the legal status of cannabis for medical treatments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	136094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>In the last 12 months, the Home Office has discussed the potential use of Epidiolex as an alternative option for treatment with the manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals. However no representations have been received from representatives of pharmaceutical companies regarding the general legal status of cannabis for medicinal purposes.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/04/2018 16:40:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

887059

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the law on the use of medicinal cannabis to expand its availability for people with (a) chronic pain and b) long-term degenerative conditions for whom other treatments haven't worked.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	136627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that people with chronic pain and debilitating illnesses will look to alleviate their symptoms. Raw cannabis has no established medicinal or therapeutic benefits in the UK and so it is listed as a Schedule 1 drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, and consequently subject to strict control restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organisation’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has committed to reviewing the scheduling of cannabis under the United Nation’s 1961 Convention. This is due to consider the therapeutic use, as well as the dependence and the potential to abuse constituent parts of cannabis. We will await the outcome of this report before considering the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/04/2018 17:14:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

896368

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his Canadian counterpart on the provision of legal access to medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	140825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>No meeting has been held between the Home Secretary and his Canadian counterpart to discuss the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.</p><p>The World Health Organisation’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has committed to reviewing the scheduling of cannabis under the United Nation’s 1961 Convention. This is due to consider the therapeutic use, as well as the dependence and the potential to abuse constituent parts of cannabis. We will await the outcome of this report before considering the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/05/2018 15:30:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

927730

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of staff his Department will require to process applications for medicinal cannabis; what estimate he has made of the number of such applications that will be made; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	155767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As I announced on 18 June, the Government is establishing an expert panel of clinicians to advise Ministers on any applications to prescribe cannabis-based medicines. This is intended to ensure that advice to Ministers on licensing in these cases is clinically led, based firmly on medical evidence and as swift as possible. <br>The Chief Medical Officers across the UK have already been actively working together on the panel, and the expert panel will start considering applications within a week. <br>Further details, including who can apply to the panel and what information will be available to guide applicants will be confirmed in due course</p><p>The total number of staff required to process applications is yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/06/2018 11:49:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

924194

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the prescription of medicinal cannabis by registered medical practitioners for the use of NHS patients in England; and whether such medication may be brought into the UK if it has been prescribed abroad with the approval of a patient's UK registered medical practitioner.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL8673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Cannabis is currently a drug listed under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 and as such, it cannot legally be possessed, supplied or imported without a Home Office Licence.</p><p>On 19th June 2018, the Home Secretary announced a review of the scheduling of cannabis. As part of the review, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will provide an assessment, based on the balance of harms and public health needs, of what, if anything, should be rescheduled.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/06/2018 14:12:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner