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1564327

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical students are studying in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/01/2023 11:12:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564437

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Antibiotics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of the charge to the NHS for antibiotics.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government relies on competition to drive down prices of generic medicines such as antibiotics. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe. Freedom of pricing enables supplies to put prices up quickly to ensure we maintain continuity of supply despite increasing prices within the global market. In secondary care, tendering for antibiotics on a frequent basis ensures best value and supply resilience is optimised.</p><p>No supplier should use the current situation as an opportunity to exploit the National Health Service. Where companies are found to be abusing their dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can take action against businesses and individuals engaged in anti-competitive conduct. The CMA is working to establish the facts of what is currently happening in the antibiotic market. They stand ready to take action if there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour that breaks the law.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 13:26:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564469

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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, how many prescriptions for cannabis-based medicines have been issued since those prescriptions became legal.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is unable to provide the number of National Health Service prescription items for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines dispensed in the community in England. This information is being withheld in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), due to the number of items attributed to fewer than five patients and the elevated risk of potential patient identifiable information.</p><p>However, the following table shows NHS and private prescribing data for the number of items prescribed for licensed and unlicensed cannabis based medicines dispensed in the community in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of prescribing</p></td><td><p>Time period</p></td><td><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS prescribing licensed medicines</p></td><td><p>November 2018 to October 2022</p></td><td><p>11,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private prescribing licensed medicines</p></td><td><p>November 2018 to October 2022</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private prescribing unlicensed medicines</p></td><td><p>November 2018 to July 2022</p></td><td><p>89,239</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 12:42:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564310

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Answer to the hon. Member for Warley on 13 December 2022, Official Report, column 874, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.</p><p>We have long been clear about our concerns over the malign activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK maintains sanctions on over 300 Iranian individuals and entities covering human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation and terrorism. The Government has also imposed sanctions on the IRGC in its entirety and on several senior security and political figures in Iran, including senior commanders within the IRGC and its Basij force.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/01/2023 15:20:40 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564454

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Action Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Action Fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Tackling fraud is a priority for this government. Making it easier and more efficient for the public to report fraud is central to our efforts.</p><p>In light of advances to technology, growing demand on the service and an independent review by Sir Craig Mackey exploring the performance and function of Action Fraud, we are providing over £30 million to City of London Police over the next three years to support the upgrade of the Action Fraud service.</p><p>The upgrade is already underway, with improvements so far including more staff, better trained staff and vulnerable victims being prioritised. In 2023, a new, user-friendly, accessible reporting tool and website will be launched, offering an improved victim experience and simpler pathways to access further support and guidance.</p><p>The new service is expected to be fully operational by 2024. The upgrades will provide better support services and reporting tools for victims, produce greater intelligence and insight for policing so they can investigate more frauds, and allow for greater prevention and disruption at scale using this intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 16/01/2023 17:54:42 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564312

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dogs: Tagging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number and proportion of dogs that are not microchipped; and what steps she is taking to help reduce that number.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Around 10% of dogs in the UK are not microchipped (PDSA, PAW Report 2022). Under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 it is an offence to not microchip a dog. The Government works with stakeholders to remind the public of this legal requirement and the benefits of microchipping.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/01/2023 11:11:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564459

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pets: Veterinary Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of consolidation in the veterinary sector on veterinary costs for pet owners.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Defra considers the establishing and an agreement of fees to be a private agreement between the vet and the client. If unsatisfied the client can take their custom elsewhere; thus setting the market in which the veterinary business has to compete. The Competition and Markets Authority is the UK's principal competition authority, responsible among other things for enforcing the law against anti-competitive practices, and investigating mergers that could reduce competition.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/01/2023 11:13:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564464

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much annual funding the Government provides to Police Service Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and the PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</p><p>The recent Budget that the Secretary of State set for Northern Ireland provides the Northern Ireland Department of Justice with a 3.1% uplift on its 2021-2022 budget with a total allocation of £1.18 billion.</p><p>In addition to the block grant, the UK Government provides the Police Service of Northern Ireland with the additional security funding it needs to ensure that it has the resource to tackle the SUBSTANTIAL threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism. This additional security funding ensures PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing is not compromised.</p><p>The UK Government contribution for the financial year 22/23 will be £32 million. This is the same as what has been provided each year since 2015/16. This continued level of Additional Security Funding for the PSNI from the UKG has been confirmed through to 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/01/2023 10:36:34 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564326

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse from the abolition of paper vehicle tax discs since their removal in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>In the first full financial year 2015-16 the actual saving to the public purse from the abolition of the paper vehicle licence was £8.9 million. In the financial year 2016-17 the actual saving was £8.5 million. This saving was anticipated to be a recurring annual figure.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/01/2023 11:39:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564328

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for vehicle details by private car parking companies were received by the DVLA in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received 36,252,255 applications for registered keeper details in 2022, of which, 10,605,732 were from private parking companies.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 15:17:39 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar