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999513

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the terms of reference for the review of the market for illegal drugs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On 2 October the Home Secretary announced that there will be a major independently led review of drug misuse. The Review will make sure that we know as much as possible about who drug users are, what they are taking and how often so that law enforcement agencies and the police can target and prevent the drug-related causes of violent crime effectively.</p><p>We will set out further details of the review shortly, including timescales and terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187011 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:12:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999514

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
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 to launch a review of the market for illegal drugs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	187011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On 2 October the Home Secretary announced that there will be a major independently led review of drug misuse. The Review will make sure that we know as much as possible about who drug users are, what they are taking and how often so that law enforcement agencies and the police can target and prevent the drug-related causes of violent crime effectively.</p><p>We will set out further details of the review shortly, including timescales and terms of reference.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 187010 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:12:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

999610

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's report entitled Understanding organised crime 2015-16, published in November 2018, what assessment he has made of the reasons behind the £9.3 billion rise in the social and economic cost of drugs to society; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The social and economic cost of organised drugs supply to the UK is estimated to £20 billion for the financial year 2015/16. This is an increase of £9.3 billion compared to the previous estimate for the financial year 2010/11. This is due to:</p><ul><li>an increase in the unit costs used to estimate drug-related acquisitive crime;</li><li>an increase in the volume of drug-related deaths;</li><li>the inclusion of costs to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the National Crime Agency, and expenditure on media information activity;</li><li>the inclusion of non-legal aid defence spending in the costs to the criminal justice system for drug possession and supply offences and, to a lesser extent, the opportunity cost of jurors’ time,</li></ul><p>Given much of the change in cost is attributable to changes in methodology, the 2015/16 estimate is not directly comparable with the 2010/11 estimate. Most of the change should not therefore be interpreted as a worsening of the overall situation.</p><p>The Government’s new Serious and Organised Crime Strategy emphasises the importance of tackling the high harm networks supplying drugs and trafficking them across the border. We are taking action target the illicit finance that underpins their activities through cash seizures, asset forfeitures, money laundering prosecutions and civil or criminal recovery prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/11/2018 17:10:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

919282

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
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 (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for a suspected (i) drug trafficking or (ii) drug supply offence in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	151022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest available data are published in the Police recorded crime open data tables, available here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of people that have been prosecuted and convicted. This information should be requested from the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p /><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/06/2018 15:22:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

918417

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations contained in the report, Desperate for a Fix: Using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending published by the Centre for Social Justice on 6 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	150583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Drugs can devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities. This Government’s approach to them remains clear - we must prevent drug use in our communities and support people through treatment and recovery<strong>. </strong></p><p>Our Drug Strategy, published in July 2017, sets out a balanced approach which brings together police, health, community and global partners to tackle the illicit drug trade, protect the most vulnerable and help those with a drug dependency to recover and turn their lives around. We will consider the recommendations contained in the report, <em>Desperate for a Fix: Using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending, </em>as part of our ongoing work programme.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/06/2018 14:39:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

909171

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of progress in tackling the production and distribution of illegal psychoactive substances.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	146127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Section 58 of the Act commits the Secretary of State to review the operation of the Act, prepare a report of the review, and lay a copy of the report before Parliament 30 months after the commencement of the Act. The 30 month review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 will be published in November 2018.</p><p>Early evidence since the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (2016 PSA) came into effect shows that it is working. It has removed psychoactive substances from open sale.</p><p>Since the Act came into force, over 300 retailers across the United Kingdom have either closed down or are no longer selling psychoactive substances, police have arrested suppliers and action by the National Crime Agency has resulted in the removal of these drugs for sale on UK based websites.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 30/05/2018 13:08:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

900181

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
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 plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the length of sentences for drug-related crimes.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	141754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government believe the sentences for drug related offences are proportionate and there are no current plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the length of sentences for drug related crimes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/05/2018 16:49:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

887091

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people susceptible to drug (a) use, (b) selling and (c) running as a result of (i) homelessness, (ii) exclusion from school and (iii) living in care.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	136858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The latest data on homelessness, school exclusions and looked after children are available at the following links, respectively:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/04/2018 15:23:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793182

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) charges were made for offences related to the drug Spice in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	114967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests at the offence group level, for example, ‘drug offences’. More detailed information on the offence, or the specific drug the individual is in possession of, is not collected.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of arrests for ‘drug offences’ are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on outcomes for notifiable offences including possession and trafficking of controlled drugs. Data relating specifically to the drug Spice are not collected.</p><p> </p><p>Outcomes data are published on a quarterly basis and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/11/2017 17:17:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

390078

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to require the Director of Public Prosecutions to produce guidance as to the circumstances under which possession of a psychoactive substance amounts to a possible offence of supplying or offering to supply under clause 5 of the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Blair of Boughton
uin	HL1490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Under section 10 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 it is the responsibility of the Director of Public Prosecutions to issue guidance for Crown Prosecutors. We have worked closely with a range of partners, including the Crown Prosecution Service, in the course of the drafting of the Psychoactive Substances Bill and will continue to do so to ensure that the Bill is effectively implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/07/2015 12:39:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4182 label Biography information for Lord Blair of Boughton