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1463524

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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 medical cannabis licences have been granted to pharmacies in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	3551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit (DFLU) issue controlled drug licences to possess, produce or supply drugs; they are company, site and activity specific. Separate licences may be issued to import or export controlled drugs. Pharmacies would ordinarily obtain their supplies of controlled drugs from licensed pharmaceutical wholesalers and, generally speaking would not require licensing by the DFLU.</p><p>This means that the data provided in response to this question will not give an insight into UK-based medicinal cannabis patients nor the pharmacies via which they receive their prescriptions. Instead, UK pharmacies would generally only require a DFLU licence where they are involved in exporting medicinal cannabis overseas, primarily to the Channel Islands and other Crown Dependencies with whom we have established licensing processes enabling the supply of controlled drugs.</p><p>Individual consignment export licences have been issued by DFLU to companies who supply Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal use in Humans (CBPMs) to patients resident in Crown Dependencies. Some of those applications will have been made by General Pharmaceutical Council- registered ‘pharmacies’.</p><p>The number of applications for CBPM licences made by pharmacies in each the last 12 months in England are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22 (to 17 May)</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No licences were issued over this period to companies based in the West Midlands, inclusive of Birmingham Ladywood.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 3552 question first answered 25/05/2022 10:36:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1463525

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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 her Department has made of the number of applications for medical cannabis licences made by pharmacies in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	3552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit (DFLU) issue controlled drug licences to possess, produce or supply drugs; they are company, site and activity specific. Separate licences may be issued to import or export controlled drugs. Pharmacies would ordinarily obtain their supplies of controlled drugs from licensed pharmaceutical wholesalers and, generally speaking would not require licensing by the DFLU.</p><p>This means that the data provided in response to this question will not give an insight into UK-based medicinal cannabis patients nor the pharmacies via which they receive their prescriptions. Instead, UK pharmacies would generally only require a DFLU licence where they are involved in exporting medicinal cannabis overseas, primarily to the Channel Islands and other Crown Dependencies with whom we have established licensing processes enabling the supply of controlled drugs.</p><p>Individual consignment export licences have been issued by DFLU to companies who supply Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal use in Humans (CBPMs) to patients resident in Crown Dependencies. Some of those applications will have been made by General Pharmaceutical Council- registered ‘pharmacies’.</p><p>The number of applications for CBPM licences made by pharmacies in each the last 12 months in England are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22 (to 17 May)</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No licences were issued over this period to companies based in the West Midlands, inclusive of Birmingham Ladywood.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 3551 question first answered 25/05/2022 10:36:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1460066

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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 medical cannabis licences have been granted to pharmacies in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham Ladywood in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	158917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 158918 158919 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:05:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1460067

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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 her Department has made of the average time taken to award medical cannabis licences to pharmacies following their initial application.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	158918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 158917 158919 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:05:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1460068

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
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 her Department has made of the number of applications for medical cannabis licences made by pharmacies in each the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	158919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 158917 158918 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:05:43 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1452200

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Minister for Policing has taken to tackle anti-social behaviour within and around areas with a high concentration of exempt accommodation properties, following his visit to Birmingham in January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	141950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB).</p><p>We have provided the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers they can use to respond quickly and effectively to ASB through the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F2014%2F12%2Fcontents%2Fenacted&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMichael.Bartley2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc4a7330f3c2b4b814e0208da08cb6da6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637831967043787190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=4p95v2koQB6ieYOeh%2FOUY2osX6TiocZi5b6dLvmKO%2B8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014</a>. It is for local areas to decide how best to deploy these powers; they are best placed to understand what is driving the behaviour in question and the impact it is having.</p><p>The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1015382%2FCrime-plan-v10.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMichael.Bartley2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc4a7330f3c2b4b814e0208da08cb6da6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637831967043787190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=uxbqQiU7SnAdqqtlMec1vD4h%2Fj55izcKKmwWYPSOanY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Beating Crime Plan</a> laid out the Government’s plan for tackling crime and ASB and the fourth round of the Safer Streets Fund will for the first time include ASB as a primary focus.</p><p>The Government has provided £1.84m to Birmingham City Council through a pilot to improve the standard and quality of Exempt Accommodation in the city. As part of the pilot, Birmingham City Council is working with West Midlands Police to tackle criminal exploitation of vulnerable people in supported housing by organised crime groups, by sharing information with local neighbourhood policing teams. The local authority has also launched a set of Quality Standards for supported housing, which it is using to accredit local providers and a Charter of Rights for residents.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/03/2022 17:10:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1437494

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fires: Safety Measures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on publishing its response to the consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	133157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is in the final stages of producing its response to the consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and aims to publish the document as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/03/2022 15:29:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345292

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the relative safety of the use of (a) waking watch fire patrols and (b) professionally installed fire alarm systems in buildings with unsafe building materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29759 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345293

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulation is in place to oversee companies offering waking watch fire patrols in buildings with unsafe cladding materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345294

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on businesses providing waking watch services in buildings with unsafe cladding materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29759 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood