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1681079

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with Scottish local authorities on the number of dispersed bed spaces for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to discuss full dispersal allocation plans through monthly governance meetings with Scottish local authorities and partners.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/01/2024 14:05:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1681080

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities are not adversely affected by the increase in the number of dispersal beds procured for asylum seekers; and whether his Department (a) is providing and (b) plans to provide additional financial support to local authorities to assist with associated costs.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Full dispersal is a key priority for the Home Office, as well as the Government and aims to achieve a more fair and equitable accommodation spread of asylum seekers across the UK. We are committed to working closely with communities and stakeholders to ensure destitute asylum seekers are housed in safe, secure and suitable accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity while their asylum claim is considered.</p><p> </p><p>There are monthly regional governance meetings, which offer an avenue for collaboration and opportunities for the Home Office, Accommodation providers, and local authorities to engage, drive progress and monitor the procurement of dispersed accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office agreed Full Dispersal Allocation Plans for every local authority and region in the UK, including Scotland and Wales, for 2023. The Home Office is exploring how to improve plans for 2024 and beyond, and local authorities will be contacted as soon as possible to discuss this in more detail.</p><p>It is recognised that housing asylum seekers, alongside the challenges of domestic homelessness, has further stretched local council services. In recognition of these pressures the Government has a significant funding package for local authorities who help to support asylum seekers in their area.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/01/2024 15:37:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
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

1462512

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been received by the UK Visas and Immigration hotline on passport cases from hon. Members' offices between 1 March and 12 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	1207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>The HM Passports option on the MP enquiry line has received 797 calls between 4 April and 12 May 2022. We only have data from 4 April as this is when the specific passport option was made available. UKVI has not received any money as a result of calls to the MP Enquiry line, including the HM Passports specific option.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 1208 question first answered 18/05/2022 15:21:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 812 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1462515

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services
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 has received any income as a result of calls to the passport hotline made by hon. Members' offices.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	1208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>The HM Passports option on the MP enquiry line has received 797 calls between 4 April and 12 May 2022. We only have data from 4 April as this is when the specific passport option was made available. UKVI has not received any money as a result of calls to the MP Enquiry line, including the HM Passports specific option.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 1207 question first answered 18/05/2022 15:21:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 813 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1461834

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs per minute to call the hon. Members telephone hotline for UK Visas and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>842 - The MP enquiry line is an 0345 number which is a local rate number, so calls to this line cost the same as calls to a geographic number and will be dependent on your telephone service provider. UKVI does not charge for calls to this number.</p><p>843 - The Ukraine option on the MP enquiry line has received 3223 calls between 1 March and 11 May 2022</p><p>844 - UKVI has not received any money as a result of calls to the MP Enquiry line, including the Ukraine specific option.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 843 844 question first answered 17/05/2022 13:24:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 446 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1461835

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been received by the Homes for Ukraine hotline from hon. Members' offices between 1 March and 11 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>842 - The MP enquiry line is an 0345 number which is a local rate number, so calls to this line cost the same as calls to a geographic number and will be dependent on your telephone service provider. UKVI does not charge for calls to this number.</p><p>843 - The Ukraine option on the MP enquiry line has received 3223 calls between 1 March and 11 May 2022</p><p>844 - UKVI has not received any money as a result of calls to the MP Enquiry line, including the Ukraine specific option.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 842 844 question first answered 17/05/2022 13:24:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 447 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1461836

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much monies her Department has received as a result of calls to the Homes for Ukraine hotline made by hon. Members' offices.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>842 - The MP enquiry line is an 0345 number which is a local rate number, so calls to this line cost the same as calls to a geographic number and will be dependent on your telephone service provider. UKVI does not charge for calls to this number.</p><p>843 - The Ukraine option on the MP enquiry line has received 3223 calls between 1 March and 11 May 2022</p><p>844 - UKVI has not received any money as a result of calls to the MP Enquiry line, including the Ukraine specific option.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 842 843 question first answered 17/05/2022 13:24:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 448 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan