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date	11/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when those parts of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 which have not come into force are expected to come into force; and what the reason is for the time taken to bring all provisions of that Act into force.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	33406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>We expect to commence the Psychoactive Substances Act in its entirety in the spring. In line with the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, we are in the final stages of putting in place a programme of testing to demonstrate the psychoactivity of a substance prior to commencement of the Act. The timing of commencement has always been subject to consideration of all the activity necessary across the UK for the provisions to come into force</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/04/2016 16:09:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

510123

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the emotional abuse of women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a new offence of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship which came into force on 29 December 2015. The offence carries a maximum of 5 years imprisonment. Guidance for professionals on the new offence was issued on 5 December 2015.</p><p>The new offence will mean victims who experience coercive and controlling behaviour that stops short of serious physical violence, but amounts to extreme psychological and emotional abuse, can see their perpetrators brought to justice. Criminalising domestic abuse demonstrates this Government’s commitment to tackling all forms of abuse and improving the protection available to victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/04/2016 16:06:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

510124

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent the growing of cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>Growing cannabis, whether for personal use or organised supply, is illegal and those who do so can face significant jail sentences.</p><p>The investigation and prevention of illegal cannabis cultivation is an operational matter for the police. The police use proactive operations and seizures to target dealers and the organised gangs behind illegal cannabis farms and promoting cooperation with all partners including the fire service, energy companies and the property sector.</p><p>They are also working to continually improve their knowledge and understanding of the trade through activity-led intelligence gathering.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/04/2016 16:08:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

510125

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of her Department resigned in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	33293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The number and proportion of officials who have resigned from the Home Office in each of the last 6 years is shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/04/2016 11:05:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Table 33293.xlsx title Home Deparment resignations
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth