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1663940

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequentials for Scotland are of the construction of the HS2 rail project.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	201793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Funding for the HS2 programme has been provided to the Department for Transport’s (DfT). The Barnett formula has applied changes to the DfT’s budget to date as a result of funding for the HS2 programme, and the Scottish Government has received Barnett consequentials as a result.</p><p>At spending reviews, the Barnett formula is applied to changes in each UK government department’s DEL budget with the Barnett consequentials that arise then added to the devolved administrations’ baseline block grants.  As the Barnett formula is not applied to changes in funding for all the individual programmes within a UK government department’s DEL budget, the Barnett consequentials associated with these individual programmes cannot be identified.</p><p>The Barnett formula will continue to apply in the usual way as per the Statement of Funding Policy to any additional funding subsequently confirmed in this Spending Review period. All decisions on funding beyond the Spending Review 21 period will be taken at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/10/2023 14:14:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1640504

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Hemp: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on licensing process of growing hemp.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	186871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>No Ministerial discussions have taken place to date. However, there is a strong working relationship between Defra and the Home Office at official level, and topics such as the licensing regime for industrial hemp, for which the Home Office has responsibility, are regularly discussed.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 05/06/2023 13:28:43 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1640505

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hemp: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on the licensing process of growing hemp.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	186872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>No Ministerial discussions have taken place to date. However, there is a strong working relationship between Defra and Home Office at official level, and topics such as the licensing regime for industrial hemp are discussed.</p><p>Cultivation of the cannabis plant, including the use of the whole plant, already takes place under licence in the UK. The Home Office’s Drug and Firearms Licensing Unit operates two licensing regimes to enable lawful cannabis cultivation, depending on the purpose for which the cannabis is cultivated, and the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the plants. Growers wishing to cultivate industrial hemp outdoors to use the fibre and seed can do so under the “industrial hemp” regime.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/06/2023 14:41:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1610550

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hallucinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for possession of (a) psilocybin, (b) psilocin and (c) magic mushrooms in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	180683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on arrests in England and Wales, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-stop-and-search-and-arrests-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2022" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>However, this data is collected by wider offence group, e.g. “drug offences”, therefore data on arrests for more specific drug offences is not available.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2023 11:07:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1605953

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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, whether her Department plans to extend Target Pharmacy's licence for Bedrocan products.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	170649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office Drug and Firearms Licensing Unit (DFLU) considers applications for premises and company specific controlled drug licences.</p><p>All applications are considered individually and on their merits, after undertaking a physical site visit- if one is needed- and reviewing the evidence submitted to support an application. A prospective licensee may need to demonstrate that product(s) meet the criteria to be considered medicines, and that there is an evidenced need for them. DFLU cannot comment on individual licence applications that may have been made to it.</p><p>The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is the independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:28:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1599947

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to fund (a) moves to low-carbon heating and (b) other home improvements in energy efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	155165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this Parliament on clean heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings, including through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant, and Boiler Upgrade Scheme. In addition, £6 billion of new government funding will be made available from 2025 to 2028.</p><p> </p><p>The new ECO+ scheme will be worth £1 billion and run from Spring 2023 – March 2026. The scheme will target a broader pool of households in the least efficient homes in lower council tax bands as well as the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2023 12:46:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1599585

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial steps his Department is taking to (a) treat and (b) prevent HIV.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	153840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England are responsible for providing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and care, which continues to have very high coverage and effectiveness across England. In 2021, among those with known treatment status, 99% received treatment, and 98% of those treated were virally suppressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is investing over £3.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme, to work alongside local prevention activities by developing resources for populations most affected by HIV and to deliver over 20,000 HIV tests for free annually during National HIV Testing Week.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access to most sexual health services, including free and confidential HIV testing, and provision of the HIV prevention drug pre-exposure prophylaxis through the Public Health Grant, funded at £3.4 billion overall in 2022/23. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need and to commission the service lines that best suit their population. A key commitment in the HIV Action Plan published in 2021 is the investment of £20 million over three years by NHS England to implement opt-out HIV testing in Emergency Departments in local areas with extremely high HIV prevalence.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 02/03/2023 16:24:31 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1564767

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Freeports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timetable is for the announcement of successful bids for Green Freeports in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Scottish governments have jointly <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjoint-cooperation-to-deliver-two-new-green-freeports-in-firth-of-forth-and-inverness-and-cromarty-firth&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8921dd319c964da76b7308daf89105a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638095598981268809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=15o%2BxP8tWbiM9Yzvs1N6%2F7uMnj3%2FmZ7nXm2VIeNQkz4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced</a> the two winners of the Green Freeports competition: The Forth Green Freeport, and Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.</p><p>With five high-quality applications received, both the UK Government and Scottish Government have been working jointly to consider the bids in full detail.</p><p>The tax reliefs offered to Green Freeports will be available for years to come and have a lasting impact on the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 119058 question first answered 17/01/2023 13:55:37 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1564768

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Freeports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in notification of the results of bids for Green Freeports in Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the establishment of Green Freeports on employment, innovation and development opportunities in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Scottish governments have jointly <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjoint-cooperation-to-deliver-two-new-green-freeports-in-firth-of-forth-and-inverness-and-cromarty-firth&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8921dd319c964da76b7308daf89105a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638095598981268809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=15o%2BxP8tWbiM9Yzvs1N6%2F7uMnj3%2FmZ7nXm2VIeNQkz4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced</a> the two winners of the Green Freeports competition: The Forth Green Freeport, and Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.</p><p>With five high-quality applications received, both the UK Government and Scottish Government have been working jointly to consider the bids in full detail.</p><p>The tax reliefs offered to Green Freeports will be available for years to come and have a lasting impact on the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 119057 question first answered 17/01/2023 13:55:37 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1564265

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Naltrexone
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has (a) included and (b) made an assessment of the potential merits of including low dose Naltrexone on its RAPID C-19 programme.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	117663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The multi-agency research to access pathway for investigational drugs for COVID-19 (RAPID C-19) was established in 2020 to ensure that treatments for COVID-19 were made available safely to National Health Service (NHS) patients as soon as possible. The initiative has enabled rapid patient access to therapeutics including dexamethasone, remdesivir, tocilizumab and sarilumab and baricitinib, novel antibody treatments such as sotrovimab, and the two oral antivirals molnupiravir and nirmatralvir+ritonavir (Paxlovid).</p><p>RAPID C-19 has made no assessment of low dose naltrexone for COVID-19 and its role in reviewing potential COVID-19 treatments is now ending as the NHS moves back to routine commissioning arrangements for these treatments. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will therefore appraise new licensed treatments, as appropriate, through its standard Technology Appraisal process and will continue to update its COVID-19 rapid guidelines as the evidence base evolves.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 17:07:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan