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1379560

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date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences are in operation that use the forced swim test for the screening of antidepressant drugs; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of withdrawing licences for operations that use the test for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	76605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Data are not collected on numbers of project licences that include the forced swim test.</p><p>No assessment has been made as to the potential merits of withdrawing licences for operations that use the test for the purpose of screening antidepressant drugs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 13:35:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 33861 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1378925

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fines and (b) prosecutions have resulted from cases of non-compliance under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	76014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office can confirm that no fines or prosecutions have resulted from cases of non-compliance under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in each of the last ten years.The Home Office take any allegations regarding potential non-compliance with the Act, the Code of Practice or individual licence conditions very seriously.</p><p>The Compliance Policy, found here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-testing-and-research-compliance-with-aspa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-testing-and-research-compliance-with-aspa</a>) has been published which explains how the Regulator identifies and investigates potential incidents of non-compliance and decides on appropriate and proportionate measures and remedies aimed to minimise the risk of recurrence. This is focused on delivering the right sanctions to achieve better compliance outcomes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 16:33:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1377891

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
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 Committee's report entitled Review of the harm benefit analysis in the use of animals in research, what steps her Department has taken to implement the 17 recommendations pertaining to the regulatory framework around the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	73802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the Animals in Science Committee’s (ASC) report on a review of harm-benefit analysis in the use of animals in research on 21 May 2020.</p><p>The Home Office accepted the 17 recommendations pertaining to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and indicated how it intended to implement the recommendations.</p><p>The Home Office has regularly updated the ASC and stakeholders on progress, and wider issues, at scheduled meetings. In particular, the Home Office has updated ASC and stakeholders on reforms to the regulatory delivery model, including the approach to audit, and updates to the e-licensing system. Further information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 13:33:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 33867 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1378072

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been received by the places of worship protective security funding scheme, by region of the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	74009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is available in England and Wales. Data on the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is collated by geographic region.</p><p>Applications to the 2021/2022 round closed on 16<sup>th</sup> July. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course.</p><p>Over the last three years, which includes the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021 rounds, we have received 707 eligible applications in total.</p><p>In the 2018/2019 round, we received 88 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 3 East of England applications, 10 East Midlands applications, 9 London applications, 1 North East applications, 19 North West applications, 9 South East applications, 2 South West applications, 17 West Midlands applications, 17 Yorkshire &amp; Humber applications, and 1 Wales applications.</p><p>In the 2019/2020 round, we received 376 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 10 East of England applications, 38 East Midlands applications, 100 London applications, 13 North East applications, 50 North West applications, 27 South East applications, 11 South West applications, 56 West Midlands applications, 54 Yorkshire &amp; Humber applications, and 17 Wales applications.</p><p>In the 2020/2021 round we received 243 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 9 East of England applications, 23 East Midlands applications, 52 London applications, 3 North East applications, 35 North West applications, 27 South East applications, 13 South West applications, 44 West Midlands applications, 29 Yorkshire &amp; Humber applications, and 8 Wales applications.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 12:39:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 33866 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1378073

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been received by the places of worship protective security funding scheme, by the religious faith of the applicant organisation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	74010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme is available in England and Wales. Applications to the 2021/2022 round closed on 16<sup>th</sup> July. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course.</p><p>Over the last three years, which includes the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021 rounds, we have received 707 eligible applications in total.</p><p>In the 2018/2019 round, we received 88 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 46 Muslim applications, 18 Christian applications, 6 Hindu applications, and 18 Sikh applications.</p><p>In the 2019/2020 round, we received 376 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 208 Muslim applications, 106 Christian applications, 29 Hindu applications, 30 Sikh applications, and 3 applications from other faiths, such as Buddhism, Jain, or Multi-faith.</p><p>In the 2020/2021 round we received 243 eligible applications. This can be broken down as 89 Muslim applications, 103 Christian applications, 22 Hindu applications, 21 Sikh applications, and 8 applications from other faiths.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2021 12:44:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 33865 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart