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347766

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of policing the badger cull.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office provided funding to forces totalling £3.5 million in 2013, and £1.4 million in 2014 for policing the badger culls. The Department was reimbursed in full by DEFRA.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/06/2015 16:47:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347419

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Licensing
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 tackle Security Industry Authority licences being issued fraudulently.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Under the provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is responsible for licensing individuals who operate in designated sectors of the private security industry. The SIA has procedures in place to ensure that licences are not issued fraudulently and that private security operatives are 'fit and proper' persons who are properly trained and qualified to do their job. Before issuing a licence, the SIA undertakes checks to verify an individual’s identity, their age, whether they have completed the required level of training and whether they have a criminal record. Since 2012, the SIA has taken action against more than 1,300 licence holders who have used fraudulent qualifications to gain an SIA licence.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 16:08:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

347457

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult with relevant (a) trading standards, (b) police, (c) prison service, (d) public health practitioners and (e) other stakeholders to ensure that the Government's proposed ban on the new generation of psychoactive drugs can be enforced.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We have worked with a range of partners, including the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers, the National Police Chief’s Council, devolved administrations, as well as other government departments and their agencies, in the course of the drafting of the Psychoactive Substances Bill. We will continue to do so to ensure that the Bill is effectively implemented and enforced.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/06/2015 16:45:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

347458

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risk of displacement of sales to the internet following implementation of the Government's proposed ban on the new generation of psychoactive drugs; and what steps her Department plans to take to address that risk.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The criminal offences in the Bill will apply to both online and offline markets. The National Crime Agency will continue working to close websites selling new psychoactive substances in the UK and tackle the associated organised crime. The Home Office, with the National Crime Agency, will also continue its close work with international partners to tackle the supply of these substances globally. We will monitor the impact of the legislation on any displacement of sales to the internet as part of our implementation plan.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/06/2015 10:35:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

346858

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ketamine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regards to the decision of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to postpone consideration of including ketamine under Schedule 4 of the 1971 Convention, what process the Commission will follow to further analyse the effects of international control of the drug.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	43
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs decided by consensus to postpone the consideration of the proposal to place Ketamine in Schedule IV of the 1971 Convention and to request additional information from the World Health Organisation and other relevant sources. The process for providing this information has yet to be defined, however the Government understands that Member State action would be required for the Commission to re-consider scheduling. The Government does not believe that controlling ketamine internationally is appropriate. It could result in reduced access to a substance listed as an essential medicine by the World Health Organisation and widely used as an anaesthetic in low and middle income countries. We will submit evidence outlining our position when appropriate.In the UK, the Government is determined to clamp down on the illegal misuse of ketamine, which leaves young people hospitalised with serious bladder and kidney damage every year, and is detected in a number of deaths every year. To prevent its misuse, we have made ketamine a Class B drug and taken action to ensure its availability for health and veterinary care in the UK is properly regulated.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/06/2015 16:47:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

346863

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
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 findings of the report Drugs: International Comparators, published in October 2014, if she will review her Department's policy on drugs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK's approach on drugs remains clear: we must prevent drug use in our communities; help dependent individuals through treatment and wider recovery support; while ensuring law enforcement protects society by stopping the supply and tackling the organised crime that is associated with the drugs trade. There are positive signs that our approach is working: there has been a long term downward trend in drug use over the last decade, the number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England continues to decline, and more people are recovering from their dependency now than in 2009/10. Drugs: International Comparators provided a summary of evidence on the policy and operational effectiveness of other countries' approaches to drugs. It is clear that in many cases the difference between the approach other countries have taken illustrate the complexity of the challenge of drug misuse, and why these approaches may not be replicable or relevant in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/06/2015 16:46:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346869

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of Police and Crime Commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	91
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Police reform is working and crime is falling. The independent Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that crime has fallen by more than a quarter since June 2010, with almost 2.5 million fewer crimes a year. Everyone now has a direct say in policing in their area, through their locally elected and accountable Police and Crime Commissioner. Since coming into post, PCCs have brought real local accountability to how Chief Constables and their forces perform. PCCs are also taking a lead role in driving collaboration between forces and with other emergency services to deliver more effective services and better value for money for the taxpayer. Beyond policing, PCCs have brought focus and drive to work with local partners on crime and criminal justice matters. Ultimately, it will be for the public to assess the performance of their Police and Crime Commissioner through the ballot box.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 16:07:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346872

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Decriminalisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effects of the decriminalisation of drug use in Portugal on the prevalence of drug use in that country.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	93
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The Portuguese approach to drugs was reviewed within ‘Drugs: International Comparators’ published in October 2014<em>.</em> The report is clear that the successes in Portugal cannot be attributed to decriminalisation alone. Whilst drug use went down and health outcomes improved, there was, at the same time, a significant investment in treatment.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has no intention of decriminalising drugs. The UK's approach on drugs remains clear: we must prevent drug use in our communities, help dependent individuals through treatment and wider recovery support, whilst ensuring law enforcement tackles the criminality that is associated with the drugs trade.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/06/2015 09:39:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346918

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ban legal highs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	74
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Psychoactive Substances Bill in the House of Lords on 28 May which provides for a blanket ban on the supply, sale, distribution and production of new psychoactive substances to protect people from exposure to these substances. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 provides a robust framework to control new psychoactive substances following assessment by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Since 2010, we have banned more than 500 new drugs, and on 10 April we subjected 5 stimulants to temporary control under the 1971 Act.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

346924

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal attacks on hunts there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	47
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested. The Home Office receives data on notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, however it is not possible to determine the number of offences that were directed at hunts</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/06/2015 09:38:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon