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837327

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which public body has decision-making power in (a) releasing prisoners and (b) a category review.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	126446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Prisoners are released in accordance with the statutory provisions laid down by Parliament, either by the Secretary of State or by the independent Parole Board, depending on the type of sentence the courts have imposed. Determinate sentences – that is, those of a fixed length – have an automatic release date at which point the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to release the prisoner. In some cases, there is a discretion for the Secretary of State to release before the automatic release date, for example, under the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme, where the decision to release (on a tag) is taken on behalf of the Secretary of State by prison governors.</p><p> </p><p>Indeterminate sentences – that is, life imprisonment or Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) – have a minimum period (the tariff) imposed by the court that the offender must spend in custody, after which the decision on whether to release can only be taken by the Parole Board. Some forms of determinate sentence also have a period of discretionary release by the Board, for example, extended sentences for serious sexual or violent offenders where release before the end point is for the Board to decide. For prisoners subject to Parole Board release, there is a statutory release test which requires the Board to be satisfied that detention is no longer necessary for the protection of the public.</p><p> </p><p>Rule 7 of the Prison Rules 1999 governs categorisation. Prisoners are categorised by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in accordance with the Secretary of State’s published policy. Decisions to categorise a prisoner as Category A are taken centrally by HMPPS while other categorisation decisions are taken at prison level. When assessing indeterminate sentence prisoners for open conditions, the advice of the Parole Board is sought, other than in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2018 17:17:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

837328

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	John Worboys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he or his Department has made recommendations in respect of license conditions to be imposed on John Worboys upon his release; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	126447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State asked the National Probation Service (NPS) and the Police through the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements for assurances that the views of victims were being taken into account and that robust licensing conditions would be sought to manage Worboys’ risk.</p><p> </p><p>Officials subsequently, on 2 February, put forward a request for variation of licence conditions in the case of Worboys to the Parole Board. This comprised requests for variations to licence conditions put forward by the National Probation Service and included all representations made by victims of the offences of which Worboys was convicted.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/02/2018 16:56:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

837329

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	John Worboys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons were for his Department's decision not to seek a judicial review of the Parole Board’s decision to release John Worboys.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	126448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in his statement of 19 January, after careful consideration of expert legal advice, he decided it would not be appropriate for him, as Justice Secretary, to proceed with a judicial review against the Parole Board decision to release John Worboys.</p><p> </p><p>I fully support the right of victims and others to take their own legal advice and to challenge the Parole Board’s decision. Legal aid generally remains available for advice, assistance and representation in relation to a judicial review. This would include decisions of the Parole Board.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2018 17:48:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831118

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Liothyronine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports have been made by prescribers or patients to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on unlicensed liothyronine.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have received 124 spontaneous reports of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) via the Yellow Card Scheme from prescribers and patients in association with liothyronine in the United Kingdom as of 28 January 2018. The MHRA have not received any spontaneous cases where the reporter has stated their liothyronine is unlicensed.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 124 reports, six relate to a brand of liothyronine that is not licensed in the UK. However, it is important to note that patients may have been prescribed a medication while in a foreign country; therefore, a report of a foreign brand cannot be assumed as unlicensed use. Furthermore, while reporters are requested to provide as much detail as possible, detail of the medicinal brand or license is not a compulsory reporting criteria. Therefore, this information is not always provided.</p><p> </p><p>Yellow Card data should not be used as an indicator of the frequency of suspected ADRs to medicines. The level of ADR reporting may fluctuate over time due to a variety of reasons such as a medicine being new, stimulated interest/publicity and variations in exposure to the medicine.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 31/01/2018 14:09:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831119

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Liothyronine
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 his Department has taken under the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 to collect information on the Concordia/Amdipharm Mercury Group and liothyronine.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information powers in the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 can only be implemented by regulations. At the end of last year the Department consulted on those regulations and we are currently analysing the responses to that consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that that Concordia abused its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service by millions for liothyronine tablets. A provisional decision does not necessarily lead to an infringement decision. Where companies have breached competition law, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 31/01/2018 16:25:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831184

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of male prisoners serving Indefinite Public Protection sentences were released following (a) a period in Category D open conditions, (b) a period in Category C conditions and (c) directly from a Category A or B prison in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are categorised based on an individual assessment of risk of escape or abscond, of harm to the public in such an event, and any risk to the security and safety of the prison and those within it.</p><p> </p><p>Progression towards release for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences can take a number of routes. Open conditions offer a means to test prisoners in conditions closer to those in the community, and IPP prisoners will only be assessed as suitable for location in such prisons following a robust risk assessment. They can be removed back to closed conditions immediately at any time.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority remains the protection of the public, and this is reflected in the work HM Prison and Probation Service undertake with IPP prisoners prior to and following their release.</p><p> </p><p>No changes have been made to the IPP release test, and the independent Parole Board will continue to rigorously assess all tariff-expired IPP prisoners, in order as to determine they are safe to be released.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 125193 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:05:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831185

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of female prisoners serving Indefinite Public Protection sentences were released following (a) a period in open conditions, (b) a period in closed conditions and (c) directly from a Category A or restricted status prison in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are categorised based on an individual assessment of risk of escape or abscond, of harm to the public in such an event, and any risk to the security and safety of the prison and those within it.</p><p> </p><p>Progression towards release for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences can take a number of routes. Open conditions offer a means to test prisoners in conditions closer to those in the community, and IPP prisoners will only be assessed as suitable for location in such prisons following a robust risk assessment. They can be removed back to closed conditions immediately at any time.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority remains the protection of the public, and this is reflected in the work HM Prison and Probation Service undertake with IPP prisoners prior to and following their release.</p><p> </p><p>No changes have been made to the IPP release test, and the independent Parole Board will continue to rigorously assess all tariff-expired IPP prisoners, in order as to determine they are safe to be released.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 125192 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:05:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

831187

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on the publication of the reasons for Parole Board decisions.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Publication of the reasons for Parole Board decisions is currently prohibited by law.</p><p>However, My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State has announced that there will be a review of transparency in the parole process. On 19 January, he further announced that the review of transparency should consider the law, policy, guidance and practice relating to challenges to Parole Board decision making.</p><p>The terms of reference for the review can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674955/pb-review-terms-of-reference.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674955/pb-review-terms-of-reference.pdf</a></p><p>The intention is that the review will be completed before Easter.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/02/2018 17:00:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

830539

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Liothyronine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the money accrued to the public purse in relation to liothyronine under the (a) the voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme and (b) the statutory scheme; and when those payments were made.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of branded medicines are controlled by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme and the statutory scheme for branded medicines. Liothyronine is an unbranded generic medicine. For unbranded generic medicines, the Department encourages competition between suppliers to keep prices down. In primary care, community pharmacies are incentivised to source products at the lowest possible cost and in secondary care, competitive tenders ensure value-for-money to the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Liothyronine is currently the subject of an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority, which has provisionally found that the single supplier of the product abused its dominant position to overcharge the NHS by millions for liothyronine tablets. A provisional decision does not necessarily lead to an infringement decision. Where companies have breached competition law, the Department will seek damages and invest that money back into the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>Medicines legislation requires that only medicines licensed for use in the United Kingdom can be marketed in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 125070 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

830540

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Liothyronine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of caseloads of consultant endocrinologists as a result of changes to the prescription of liothyronine.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	125068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment. It is for local clinical commissioning groups in conjunction with local providers to make decisions on implementing NHS England’s guidance on liothyronine and, as part of their decision making, to determine the resources available to implement any change.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 30/01/2018 17:10:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable