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418986

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments in connection with claims for employment and support allowance have been carried out in (a) Inverclyde, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	10296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>A total of 5,100 work capability assessments were carried out in Inverclyde; 221,900 in Scotland, and; 1,914,000 in Britain between April 2013 and March 2015. All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. The assessments include Employment and Support Allowance initial assessments, repeat assessments and Incapacity Benefit reassessments.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/09/2015 11:06:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

381964

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who are unable to afford a low-cost funeral; and what steps his Department is taking to assist such people with funeral costs.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not collect data on total numbers of people unable to afford a low-cost funeral.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment scheme provides help towards funeral costs. In 2013/14 over 33,000 awards were made to people in Great Britain. These payments were worth £44.7 million with an average award of £1,347. Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to help those on income related benefits to cover the costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/06/2015 14:30:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
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

1185808

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the five-week wait for claimants to receive their first universal credit payment during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	30849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">New Claims Advances are available to support those in immediate financial need until their first Universal Credit payment is made and the Department is committed to delivering advances as soon as possible to people who have requested them.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Universal Credit assessment period and payment structure are fundamental parts of the design and the current advance system works, and works quickly.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">It is not possible to award a Universal Credit payment as soon as a claim is made, as the assessment period must run its course before the award of Universal Credit can be calculated. In order to allow the Universal Credit system to cope with the unprecedented demand, we must limit the changes made to its framework.</ins></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/03/2020 13:00:43 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 15:02:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 14660 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1185807

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Basic Income: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a basic income to provide financial assistance to people affected by covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	30848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have strengthened the safety net for the most vulnerable with over £6.5 billion invested into improving our welfare system for this year. There is no intention to introduce a universal basic income.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/03/2020 17:15:56 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 14:59:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 14069 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

931098

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has appointed a Recovery Champion under the Drug Strategy 2017.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	157197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>A public appointment process is underway to identify a Recovery Champion, who will provide a national voice for the recovery sector. We expect to make an announcement about the role in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/07/2018 11:57:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1173621

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the processes for granting import licences for cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	8362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>All applications are considered individually on their merits and with regards to our obligation under International Conventions and Domestic law. Applications for importation of CBPMs are already expedited, where documentation and regulatory approval is provided, in recognition of the need to ensure continuity of the supply of unlicensed medicines. Applications for import licences are normally decided within a few working days.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2020 15:54:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1189311

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the processing time of Letters of Declaration for the import of cannabis-based products for medicinal use by the Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit; what steps she is taking to tackle delays in that processing; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	39001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>All applications are considered individually on their merits and with regards to our obligation under International Conventions and Domestic law. Applications for importation of Cannabis Based Products for Medicinal Use in Humans (CBPMs) are already expedited, where documentation and regulatory approval is provided, in recognition of the need to ensure continuity of the supply of unlicensed medicines.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency guidance- “The supply, manufacture, importation and distribution of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans specials” - was updated in March 2020 to enable pharmaceutical wholesalers to move from a system where they can only apply to import the quantity specified on a prescription, to a system that allows the import of CBPMs in anticipation of prescriptions.</p><p>Licensed wholesalers could hold supplies of products to be drawn on when in receipt of a prescription from a specialist doctor on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register. The Drug &amp; Firearms Licensing Unit (DFLU) continues to expedite applications made in response to this updated guidance, where all relevant documentation and regulatory returns have been made by the wholesalers.</p><p>No officials have been seconded from the Drug and Firearms Licensing Unit. Since 25 March 2020, it has delivered its regulatory functions remotely, issuing a total of 1,699 controlled drug import-export licences.</p><p> </p><p>It is presently operating a next day turnaround for applications where all required information has been submitted with the application.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 39002 39004 question first answered 29/04/2020 16:25:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan