As the Prime Minister has said, the Government remains committed to reducing net migration over time, while ensuring we have the skills our economy needs to grow. The Government continues to keep the immigration system under review.<\/p>
Our immediate priority is getting a grip on illegal migration, to stop the abuse of our system and stop the boats making illegal, dangerous and unnecessary journeys across the Channel for the profits of criminal people smuggling gangs.<\/p>
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Community pharmacies dispense prescriptions issued by general practice. COVID-19 treatments, including the oral antiviral treatments molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid), are not currently available for general practice prescribing. In England, these treatments are prescribed by a clinician within a COVID Medicine Delivery Unit. Where an oral antiviral treatment is prescribed, this can be collected from a named pharmacy usually in a hospital, or alternatively sent directly to the patient\u2019s home.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4909", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Kamall"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Kamall"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-15T12:10:33.96Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Coronavirus: Drugs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 3 March (HL6393), why pharmacists are unable to (1) stock, and (2) sell, COVID-19 treatments including (a) molnupiravir, and (b) Paxlovid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3278", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Rawlings"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Rawlings"} ], "uin" : "HL6625"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1222185", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1222185/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
On 14 July, the government of the United States of America confirmed that it will not require international students to leave the country if they are unable to continue their studies in-person because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government welcomes this decision.<\/p>
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In advance of national roll out, the Government introduced Independent Child Trafficking Advocates in three early adopter sites (Greater Manchester, Hampshire and nationally in Wales). The service will run in these sites from January 2017 until January 2019. Eight Independent Child Trafficking Advocates have been recruited across the three Early Adopter Sites \u2013 three in Wales; two in Greater Manchester; and three in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. From the 30 January 2017 until the end of January 2018, 215 children have been allocated an Independent Child Trafficking Advocate.<\/p>
<\/p>
An Independent Expert Advisory Panel will assess the effectiveness of the model in the early adopter sites. The result of the assessment will inform any necessary improvements to the service before it is rolled out nationally so that this incredibly vulnerable group of children are given the best possible support.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-04-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "HL6623"} , {"_value" : "HL6624"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-04-11T15:48:23.557Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Human Trafficking: Children"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have been allocated an Independent Child Trafficking Advocate in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4197", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Doocey"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Doocey"} ], "uin" : "HL6625"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/717816", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/717816/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families forms part of the Government\u2019s ambitious agenda for social reform. It sets out indicators and evidence that will provide a framework for continued action to drive improved outcomes for disadvantaged families and children, now and over time.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2616", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Henley"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Henley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-04-20T09:36:27.97Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-04-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Mobility"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Work and Pensions on 8 December 2016 (HC56144) stating that they intended to bring forward a social justice green paper in the new year, whether that remains their intention following publication on 4 April of Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families<\/i>; and if so, when they expect that that green paper will be published.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4234", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Lister of Burtersett"} ], "uin" : "HL6625"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/456397", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/456397/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This information is given in tables 1 and 2 below. The exports of services figures in Table 1 are sourced from the Office for National Statistics\u2019 Pink Book 2015 release and are on a \u2018Balance of Payments\u2019 basis. Figures for exports of goods on the same basis are only available at a broad level of commodity aggregation (1 digit SITC level). Goods data at the level of detail required to answer this PQ are available from HM Revenue and Customs Overseas Trade Statistics database (Table 2) attached. These data are on a different (\u2018merchandise\u2019) basis, hence not strictly comparable with the ONS data. Moreover, data for 2015 are not available for services.<\/p>
Table 1<\/p>
UK trade in services with the EU in 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: ONS Pink Book 2015<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Top 10 UK exports of services to the EU in 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Type of service<\/p><\/td> Value (£million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Financial<\/p><\/td> 20,208<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other business services<\/p><\/td> 18,329<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Travel<\/p><\/td> 12,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Transportation<\/p><\/td> 11,891<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Telecoms, computer and information<\/p><\/td> 7,517<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Intellectual property<\/p><\/td> 4,199<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Insurance and pension<\/p><\/td> 2,455<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Construction<\/p><\/td> 725<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Personal, Cultural and Recreational<\/p><\/td> 716<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Government<\/p><\/td> 524<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: ONS Pink Book 2015<\/em> Note: Data for 2015 will be published by the ONS in July 2016<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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