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1678712

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 December (HL767), on what basis the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, sent to the Home Secretary in December 2016, was shared "in confidence"; and who took the decision to waive any such confidentiality in relation to the part of the report that has been made public.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out by the response to Written Answer HL767, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) marked the document titled “Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016” “in confidence”. The document was not intended for publication and there are no plans to publish it. The portion that has been made public was made public under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA 2000”) and following the decision of the relevant tribunal (case reference EA/2021/0301).</p><p> </p><p>The portion released under the FOIA 2000 recommended a review of the Working Protocol between the ACMD and the Home Office to take into account the functions of the ACMD under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). The Working Protocol has not been revised since 2011 and is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fworking-protocol-between-the-home-secretary-and-the-advisory-council-on-the-misuse-of-drugs&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLiam.Price2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C0f3b5e5094924fd41a1f08dc007d513b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638385785729643796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XnT9RCvi7TX1aQJ07uHM7aufQZsu5b94e9Vwc0EZ1H4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to undertake a review in due course and if this results in a revised Working Protocol, the revised version will be published on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1279 HL1280 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:45:20 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1678713

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 December (HL767), what steps they have taken to ensure that parliamentarians are properly informed about the issues raised in the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, sent to the Home Secretary in December 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out by the response to Written Answer HL767, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) marked the document titled “Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016” “in confidence”. The document was not intended for publication and there are no plans to publish it. The portion that has been made public was made public under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA 2000”) and following the decision of the relevant tribunal (case reference EA/2021/0301).</p><p> </p><p>The portion released under the FOIA 2000 recommended a review of the Working Protocol between the ACMD and the Home Office to take into account the functions of the ACMD under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). The Working Protocol has not been revised since 2011 and is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fworking-protocol-between-the-home-secretary-and-the-advisory-council-on-the-misuse-of-drugs&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLiam.Price2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C0f3b5e5094924fd41a1f08dc007d513b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638385785729643796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XnT9RCvi7TX1aQJ07uHM7aufQZsu5b94e9Vwc0EZ1H4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to undertake a review in due course and if this results in a revised Working Protocol, the revised version will be published on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1278 HL1280 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:45:20 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1678714

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 December (HL767), what is the status of the review of the Working Protocol between the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs and the Home Office; when the review will be completed; and whether it will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out by the response to Written Answer HL767, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) marked the document titled “Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016” “in confidence”. The document was not intended for publication and there are no plans to publish it. The portion that has been made public was made public under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA 2000”) and following the decision of the relevant tribunal (case reference EA/2021/0301).</p><p> </p><p>The portion released under the FOIA 2000 recommended a review of the Working Protocol between the ACMD and the Home Office to take into account the functions of the ACMD under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). The Working Protocol has not been revised since 2011 and is available at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fworking-protocol-between-the-home-secretary-and-the-advisory-council-on-the-misuse-of-drugs&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLiam.Price2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C0f3b5e5094924fd41a1f08dc007d513b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638385785729643796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XnT9RCvi7TX1aQJ07uHM7aufQZsu5b94e9Vwc0EZ1H4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to undertake a review in due course and if this results in a revised Working Protocol, the revised version will be published on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL1278 HL1279 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:45:20 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1678328

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Personal Income
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 sought legal advice on the compatibility of the planned increase to the minimum income requirement with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	7200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Full legal advice has been sought on the compatibility of the proposed increase to the Minimum Income Requirement element of the family immigration rules with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, as enshrined in domestic legislation in the Human Rights Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 12:57:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1678380

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services and Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Written Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 5046 on Migrants: Health Services and Housing, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of data sharing between stakeholders and local authorities; and what plans he has to improve it.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	7228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with local authorities (LAs) and share regular, timely and relevant data and Management Information in the form of heat maps to allow effective planning and understand the geographical distribution of asylum seekers in the UK.</p><p>Whilst provision of healthcare is not a statutory duty or obligation for the Home Office, ensuring those in our care are sufficiently looked after and safe is the right thing to do. Home Office and health partners already collaborate with local authorities and others, to make this happen at an operational and tactical level; however, strategic oversight and shared direction have been lacking.</p><p>We are building on these products and following feedback from LAs, have increased the breadth of information contained to include further details including accommodation type and demographics.</p><p>In conjunction with our strategic migration partnerships, we continue to work with LA forums and other partners to understand and identify ways of managing impacts.</p><p>Heatmaps are shared with local authorities to provide an indication of the number of decisions and therefore cessations that could flow through down to LA level because of the increase in decisions made this year. The data only provides a snapshot in time and is heavily caveated as it is taken from live sources and therefore has not been assured to the level that published data has been and as such there are no plans to share it with Honourable Members.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 13:04:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1678388

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory obligation requiring the fire and rescue service to respond to major flooding and other extreme weather events.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	7209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Please note that fire and rescue is a devolved issue in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Home Office is only able to comment on fire and rescue services in England.</p><p>A statutory duty for firefighters to respond to flooding is unlikely to make a significant difference to the Fire and Rescue Services, which already provide effective response to flooding incidents. This has been consistently demonstrated through the excellent response of Fire and Rescue Services to a range of incidents including the flooding associated with recent Storm Babet (October 2023).</p><p>The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 makes provision for Fire and Rescue Services to respond to all kinds of emergencies, without providing specific duties for each type of incident.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government provides the Fire and Rescue Service with additional resource to tackle flooding via the provision of High-Volume Pumps and Water Rescue Assets. <em>[Note: Water Rescue Assets are Defra Funded].</em></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/12/2023 15:20:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1678389

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
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 had discussions with representatives of the Fire Brigades Union on the Firefighters’ Manifesto published on 1 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	7210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not met with the FBU regarding the specific document, but continues to work with our partners, including all fire unions, to push for meaningful change for the benefit of both the sector and the public.</p><p>The Government is committed to reform in the fire sector and published the response to the Fire Reform White Paper on 12 December setting out plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/12/2023 15:21:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1678086

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans that the review of the two year post study work visa will be complete.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	7111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>We will confirm the timings of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 12:55:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1678141

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the new earnings threshold for skilled worker visa applications, including spousal and dependent applications, will come into effect; and whether it will apply to (a) existing applications, (b) renewals and (c) people already living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	6967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Until the Immigration Rules are amended next Spring, the current salary and Minimum Income Requirement thresholds, and policies relating to dependants, remain in place and at the current levels. Those already in the Skilled work route, and applications made before the rules change, will not be subject to the new £38,700 salary threshold when they change employment, extend, or settle.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of transitional provisions will be set out in due course when further policy details will be announced.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 11:00:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678159

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with English-language testing organisations to help ensure that people coming to (a) study and (b) settle in the UK have attained an International English Language Testing System for UK Visas and Immigration score of at least 5.5 or equivalent.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	7140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>English proficiency levels are defined within the Immigration Rules relevant to each immigration route. Home Office commercial arrangements with our secure English language testing suppliers require all tests to meet the requirements of the relevant Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 10:53:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt