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1537191

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Inspections
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 made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of in-person inspections of establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	73828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Regulator has strengthened its regulatory oversight and published its process of full system audits at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>.</p><p>The Regulator’s audit programme for compliance assurance purposes is delivered in accordance with the requirements defined in the legislation. This includes in-person announced and unannounced visits to licensed establishments.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/11/2022 13:20:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 31833 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1537192

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Inspections
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 the Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual reports 2019 to 2021, published in October 2022, what assessment she has made of that report's finding that over 95 per cent of non-compliance incidents were self-reported from 2019 to 2021; and whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of unannounced inspections of establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	73829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Regulator has strengthened its regulatory oversight and published its process of full system audits at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>. The Regulator’s audit programme for compliance assurance purposes is delivered in accordance with the requirements defined in the legislation. This includes in-person announced and unannounced visits to licensed establishments.</p><p>Self-reporting of non-compliance, in regulatory frameworks, is generally indicative of a willingness towards compliance. The Regulator encourages self-reporting as part of a good governance framework and a culture of compliance.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/11/2022 13:19:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 31831 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1524733

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
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 amend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 so that it considers animals recognised as sentient in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	67885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act recognises cephalopods and decapods as sentient. The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) was amended in 2013 to include cephalopods for protections to animals in scientific research. The Government has previously indicated that it will consider the implications of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act for ASPA to improve the welfare of animals used in science and maintain a regime of protection that enables the delivery of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/11/2022 17:25:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 29578 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1381260

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to include consideration in the Gambling Act review of the introduction of testing for new amusement machines and games to gather evidence on regulatory reforms and social responsibility measures.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	80278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>As part of its broad scope, our Gambling Act Review call for evidence included questions on the rules governing land based gambling and the need to ensure an equitable approach to the regulation of the online and the land based industries.</p><p>We are carefully considering all the evidence submitted and a white paper setting out our next steps and proposals for reform will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 80279 question first answered 26/11/2021 11:38:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1381261

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to undertake regular reviews of the gambling sector to ensure that policy, regulation, stakes and prizes are kept up to date.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	80279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>As part of its broad scope, our Gambling Act Review call for evidence included questions on the rules governing land based gambling and the need to ensure an equitable approach to the regulation of the online and the land based industries.</p><p>We are carefully considering all the evidence submitted and a white paper setting out our next steps and proposals for reform will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 80278 question first answered 26/11/2021 11:38:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1196674

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Question 41028, whether migrants who have illegally entered the UK in 2020, and have not been returned to other countries due to a suspension of the Dublin Agreement during covid-19 restrictions, will be re-assessed for return once the pandemic is over.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	48386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Dublin III Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU Member States to determine responsibility for examining asylum claims. It is not an application route for transfer to the UK.</p><p>Under the Dublin III Regulation, member states have three months to make a request to another participating member state to take back or take charge of the asylum application. Requested member states have two months from receiving a request to accept or reject responsibility for processing the asylum claim. Once a Dublin request has been accepted, the Regulation provides that the sending Member State has six months to enact the transfer.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with EU Member State partners to enact transfers as soon as possible and ahead of the six-month timeframe. We are responding to the unique circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak by closely monitoring the transfer suspensions imposed by other member states and will seek to return those migrants accepted by another member state as soon as the relevant suspension ends, and a route of return becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:09:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1191102

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have entered the UK via the English Channel since 1 January 2020; and how many of those illegal migrants were returned to France in that period.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	41028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>People crossing the Channel to enter the UK have come from a safe country – usually France – and so there is no reason why they need to make this trip in order to claim asylum. Those fleeing persecution should stay in the first safe country they enter.</p><p>The UK continues to work closely with France and other countries to return migrants who have entered the UK by small boat in order to provide a strong deterrent against these dangerous crossings.</p><p>The number of migrants arriving in the UK crossing the Channel by small boats for the months of January to March 2020 is approx. 450. These are provisional figures based on operational management information. The figures for April have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The final figures will be published at a later date, once they have been verified</p><p>Since January 2019, over 155 people who entered the UK illegally on small boats have been returned to Europe. However, as a result of COVID-19 the vast majority of EU member states have temporarily paused accepting returns under the Dublin Regulations, but we are tracking those individuals and where appropriate will seek to return them when routes are available.</p><p>The processes to manage clandestine arrivals are kept under regular review. In line with Public Health Guidance we are not currently providing routine testing for clandestine arrivals to the UK. In line with established processes, those arriving across the Channel are immediately assessed to establish whether there are any medical requirements. Those showing symptoms of COVID-19 are provided with suitable accommodation in which to self-isolate.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2020 12:19:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith