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993532

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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, whether he plans to review the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	182711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office will publish a review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 in November 2018, 30 months after the introduction of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/10/2018 12:43:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

860548

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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, what is the expected (a) completion and (b) publication date of her Department’s review of the operation of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing the review 30 months after the introduction of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2018 14:38:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

758809

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 Justice, how many people have been prosecuted and convicted under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (a) in total and (b) for offences involving nitrous oxide since the commencement of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, there were 28 convictions in England and Wales under the Psychoactive Substances Act. Data on Psychoactive Substances prosecutions can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a>.</p><p>The information requested for those offences involving nitrous oxide is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/10/2017 14:38:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

748255

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Psychoactive Substances Act.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	2808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 came into force, hundreds of retailers across the United Kingdom have either closed down or are no longer selling psychoactive substances; police have arrested suppliers; and action by the National Crime Agency has resulted in the removal of psychoactive substances being sold by UK based websites. In 2016, there were 28 convictions in England and Wales and seven people jailed under the new powers.</p><p> </p><p>Section 58 of the Act commits the Secretary of State to review the operation of the Act, prepare a report of the review, and lay a copy of the report before Parliament 30 months after the commencement of the Act. This review will therefore report its findings in late 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s review of the Psychoactive Substances Act will measure, as far as possible, any change in activity pre- and post- implementation by using, or developing, existing data sources.</p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:48:20 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

521634

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
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, what resources her Department has allocated to publicise the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	38490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Communications activity to make people aware of the intended blanket ban on psychoactive substances has been developed by Home Office officials, working closely with and agencies such as the National Police Chiefs Council and Public Health England. We have consulted with external partners such as Angelus Foundation, Mentor and Adfam. Activity will explain the legislative changes and consequences to sellers, young people and other users and signpost support and advice. In addition we have also planned proactive press features for the commencement of the act.</p><p>Value for money is being maximised through the use of existing internal resources, materials developed at no cost in-house and free to use channels, such as press, publicity and social media to raise awareness of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/06/2016 16:08:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

517199

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2016 to Question 33406, when the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 will come into force in its entirety.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	36355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The commencement regulations for the Psychoactive Substances Act were laid on 5 May 2016 and the Act will come into force on 26 May 2016.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/05/2016 12:15:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis