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1693173

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date	04/03/2024
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	Epilepsy: Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take in the next year to help ensure that children with severe epilepsy can access effective cannabis-based medications through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	16619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The licensed cannabis-based medicine epidyolex is prescribed routinely for three forms of epilepsy, for patients aged two years old and above. However, clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.</p><p>We continue to call on the manufacturers of these products to conduct research, and we are working with regulatory, research, and National Health Service partners to establish clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of these products, to enable evidence based prescribing decisions.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/03/2024 15:38:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1693208

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of unique identifiers for people in the justice system.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	16620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We have not made a recent assessment of the impact of introducing unique identifiers for people in the justice system. <br> <br>However, we have started work to create a single 'Core Person record’ for use across HMPPS. This will begin to remove the multiple records we hold for those in our care, and reduce the amount of manual data matching required. Additionally, our award-winning probabilistic matching tool ‘splink’, has underpinned the linking of data across the justice system, including assessing the substance misuse pathways between justice and health, electronic monitoring curfew and probation case management, which has allowed us to identify individuals as they interact with our interventions and services. This has significantly overcome challenges of not having a unique identifier and has supported policy makers and operational staff in their work to reduce offending and strengthen public protection.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 07/03/2024 12:58:27 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1693209

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of its data collection systems in regard to victims.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	16621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are two main services for victims, the Domestic Abuse Safety Officer Service and the Victim Contact Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service runs the Victim Contact Scheme (VCS) for victims of offenders convicted of serious violent or sexual offences, who are sentenced to twelve months or more imprisonment. It has carried out changes in 2021 to ensure efficacy of its systems in relation to data collection to support the Victims’ Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There is also ongoing work to develop a set of national performance measures which can be used to measure the impact of the scheme and inform future development and decision making.</p><p> </p><p>A change to the referral process in 2021, outlined in the Victims’ Code of Practice, now directs that victim’s contact details are automatically sent to Probation Service Victim Contact Units. These details are then recorded on the Probation Service Victim Contact Management System. This ensures timely offers of the VCS to victims, allowing them the choice of whether or not to engage in the scheme. To ensure the receipt of referrals, Probation staff also run reports from court and probation systems to ensure the receipt of qualifying cases. Figures from the Victim Satisfaction Survey linked to the scheme continues to show positive satisfaction of above 80% from victims who engage in the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there has been no evaluation of the effectiveness of the Domestic Abuse Safety Officer service. This is a service that is offered to all victims and new partners of people attending Probation Service-run domestic abuse rehabilitation programmes. In July 2023, a national case management database was launched. This is a robust system, which enabled efficient collation, monitoring, and analysis of victim data. There is ongoing work to develop a set of national performance measures which can be used to measure the impact of the scheme and inform future development and decision making.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in September 2023, the new digital service to apply for criminal injuries compensation was made available to 100% of applicants. The number of questions asked as part of applying for compensation was reduced where possible - by 20-30% on some application journeys - compared to the older service we replaced.</p><p> </p><p>This approach was supported by user research and trauma-informed practice, to ensure the data we are collecting is proportionate and required to enable the decision-making process - for example, we removed the mandatory need for victims to describe the nature of the incident as part of the application process, to reduce the risk of re-traumatisation.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 12/03/2024 16:01:19 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1681788

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has received recent representations on the financial impact of the police pension scheme 2015 on retired police officers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	9334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Retired police officers have written recently to ask when they will receive information about the remedy, to resolve a discrimination case, that came into force from October 2023. This information is not held centrally.</p><p>The police pension scheme is locally administered by each of the separate police forces in England and Wales. The Home Office does not have any role in the administration of police pensions.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/01/2024 15:50:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1679329

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	New Homes Ombudsman
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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish devolved administrations on the (i) establishment and (ii) operation of the New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular engagement with the devolved administrations on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 10/01/2024 15:31:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1679414

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Arts: Copyright
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of private copy levy schemes on the creative sector in the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made no recent assessment of the impact of private copy levy schemes on the creative sector in the European Union.</p><p>The 3rd Trade Specialised Committee on Intellectual Property under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement discussed Private Copying Levies on 23 October 2023 and the Minutes were published on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/specialised-committee-on-intellectual-property" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 10/01/2024 17:43:48 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1679417

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the framework for out-of-court disposals introduced in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering a strengthened and consistent Out of Court Disposals framework in England and Wales through the reformed two-tier cautions framework set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act 2022. We are continuing to work towards implementing it effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Our draft Code of Practice, covering the use, administration, and scrutiny of the revised framework of the Diversionary and Community Cautions, was put to public consultation from 2 August to 13 October 2023. We are analysing the responses received to inform any necessary revisions to the draft Code of Practice and we will publish a Government response to the consultation in due course. We will confirm the implementation timeline for the revised framework once this process is complete.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/01/2024 16:24:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1679418

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Cautions: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of conditional cautions in relation to hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>National guidance issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Adult Conditional Cautions states that they are not considered suitable for offences involving hate crime. However, there are rare cases when, because of the nature of the crime or the circumstances of the offender, exceptionally a Conditional Caution could be considered. Any such case considered suitable by the police for a Conditional Caution must be referred to a prosecutor and cannot be issued without the expressed authorisation of the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 10/01/2024 15:43:59 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1672899

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of (a) system upgrades and (b) maintenance on the time taken to process leave to remain applications.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office releases weekly upgrades, including maintenance, to the Atlas caseworking system. Such releases are completed without the Atlas caseworking system, or services like BRP production, being down at all and so there is no impact upon caseworking or BRP production.</p><p>Where a maintenance release requires the system to be taken down temporarily, it is done so in quiet periods and for a very short time period, so that caseworking operations are not adversely affected.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3593 question first answered 29/11/2023 17:27:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1672901

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of (a) system upgrades and (b) maintenance on the time taken to produce biometric residence permits.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office releases weekly upgrades, including maintenance, to the Atlas caseworking system. Such releases are completed without the Atlas caseworking system, or services like BRP production, being down at all and so there is no impact upon caseworking or BRP production.</p><p>Where a maintenance release requires the system to be taken down temporarily, it is done so in quiet periods and for a very short time period, so that caseworking operations are not adversely affected.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 3592 question first answered 29/11/2023 17:27:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan