We have no current plans to deprioritise any aspects of our approach to tackling drug misuse, but we will continue to monitor and evaluate our drug misuse programmes across Government to learn what is most effective and inform future spending decisions. He put it in the public domain". A week after the ominous phone call, Townsend was informed that Blunt had submitted a complaint about her tweet to the PCP. The UK continues to have strong domestic drugs monitoring and surveillance systems, augmented through our sharing of information and expertise with international partners, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization. previously apologising for saying the same thing. "The government is led by one of the most socially liberal, live-and-let-live leaders in our history," he said, "yet it is making a series of unforced errors that will serve to wholly unnecessarily alienate LGBT+ people and do untold damage to his reputation". She said it was "such a shame" that Ms Truss was disbanding the advisory panel. The Home Office works with the Food Standards Agency on the issue of CBD products, given our respective responsibilities for the regulation of controlled drugs and novel foods. This places an obligation on the trust and its board to ensure that a non-faith or community schools character is safeguarded in a mixed multi-academy trust. The Countryside Code advises dog walkers to always check local signs as there are situations where this is already a legal requirement for all or part of the year. The world order is changing in his favour, The sinister rise of drag shows for children, Theresa May is the true villain in this latest Tory Brexit war. These programmes include initiatives on LGBT inclusion. To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that online content which is offensive and not harmful is not wrongly identified as harmful under the Online Safety Bill. Section 315 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 amended the local connection test to enable armed forces personnel to establish a local connection in an area through residing there by choice, or being employed there, in the same way as a civilian. It is a private matter and it shouldn't have been put in the public domain. He was Chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council from 2003 to 2008 and has served as an officer for the Conservative Parliamentary Friends of India. The Government firmly believes that the best way to achieve our collective goal of a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step-by-step approach, under the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Crispin Blunt Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images However, Mr Emms' safety and welfare remain of the utmost importance, and the Embassy has engaged with the Saudi government on a number of occasions since his arrest requesting that they expedite his case for welfare reasons. I explained that I wasnt prepared to do that. And though we acknowledge that Black people are overrepresented amongst those sentenced to prison for a first-time drug offence, this falls short of the reported 10-fold figure. A response was issued to my Hon Friend on 25 May. Part Two of Dame Carol Blacks Review of Drugs was announced at the Drugs Summit and is focusing on prevention, treatment services and recovery. Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie) Walt Disney Studios/Kate Green/Getty The youngest of the Pevensie children,. [21] The lack of support from a majority of the executive council was partly attributed to the allegedly homophobic views of some older Conservative voters in the area. Under the new arrangements, NICE now appraises all new cancer drugs, and NICE is able to recommend a drug for use through the CDF where there is too much uncertainty to be able to recommend routine use. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for cannabis-based products for medical use to be placed alongside fentanyl and diamorphine in Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing such products in lower schedule such as Schedule 4.1 alongside Sativex. We have started work on a new ERC Strategy to guide and re-energise the work of the ERC, and are currently working on an ERC statement that calls on all governments to limit the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on people identified based on real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics. Service personnel can also apply to the local authority where they are currently based or, if they were previously in another area for 3 out of the last 5 years they could chose to apply to that authority. The calls for evidence for parts 1 and 2 of the review received responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including members of the public, academics, people working in the substance misuse sector and enforcement partners. We are also committed to ending rough sleeping, including for veterans. However, a number of initiatives that have been implemented under the 2017 Drug Strategy have been subject to assessment or evaluation, including; On the question of punishment for people who break the law, including buying illicit drugs, the Government is unashamedly clear that drug use is unacceptable and users must face the consequences. For City of London Corporate Scholarship: For The Geoffrey Clark Prize for Services to Drama: For The Bennet Brough Prize for Chemistry: This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 09:51. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if will take steps to ensure that previous deletion of records of investigations and dismissals into Armed Forces service people accused of homosexual conduct will not adversely affect (a) potential future claims for compensation, restoration of lost pension entitlements or (b) admissions of fault from his Department. Between January 2015 and December 2018, there were only 17 instances where law enforcement bodies deployed those under 18 years old as CHIS, and their participation in criminal conduct is rarer still. Shes an outspoken critic of Stonewall. [42][43], Blunt's voting record in Parliament had previously been broadly unsympathetic towards gay rights. Operation VENETIC is an ongoing operation yielding tangible results on a weekly basis. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' consumer cannabidiol products cover letter and report published on 17 December 2021. ", The panel was set up as part of an LGBT Action Plan, established under Theresa May. I sat through some of the trial. [11] From 1991 to 1992, Blunt was a representative of the Forum of Private Business. The Gender Identity Development Service will ensure that appropriate psychosocial support and psychological therapies are available to patients who are removed from puberty blockers, as well as to their families and carers. I was four at the time and had no concept that it was war," Keynes told a reporter. This includes Dame Carol Black in her role as independent advisor and Dr Ed Day our national Recovery Champion. The proposed ban on the use of these electric shock collars was developed after considering a broad range of factors, including the impact of a ban. [23] On 19 June 2015, it was announced that Blunt had been elected to the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee,[24] a post he held until 12 July 2017 when he was defeated by Conservative candidate Tom Tugendhat.[25]. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which compensation schemes are open for nuclear test veterans of tests that took place prior to 2005. To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration he has given in the drafting of the Online Safety Bill to the case of Handyside v the United Kingdom (1976) which concluded that expressions that offend, shock, or disturb are protected under Article 10 (2) of the European Convention of Human Rights. Some members told the BBC they had been willing to stay on when their terms ended on the 31 March. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local planning authorities reject planning applications which do not comply with the guidance set out in (a) the National Design Guide and (b) paragraph 130 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Member for Reigate sent on 5 December 2021 on behalf of a constituent regarding student nurse placement hours. [31] The drama was released in November that year, winning five of the six categories it was nominated for at the 2015 Voice Arts Awards the Oscars equivalent of voice acting:[32] Outstanding Production, Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Audio Engineering, Audiobook Narration Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction, and Audiobook Narration History. To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to her answer on conversion therapy to the hon. Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. Such advice is a statutory requirement and will be considered before any decision is taken on scheduling under the 2001 Regulations. I am always keen to hear about the issues, both local and national, which matter most to you so please feel free to get in touch! I would have just said if anyone had asked me: politicians have a unique lifestyle, it doesn't suit everybody and there is a long history of parliamentary marriages breaking down. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 131103 on Cannabidiol and with reference to clause six of paragraph four of the Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, published on 14 November 2011, for what reason her Department has not published a response within three months to the report entitled ACMD advice on consumer cannabidiol products, published on 17 December 2021; whether the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has been informed of these reasons; and whether her Department has given the Council a prospective date for a response. I regularly raise human rights with the Philippines Government and last discussed this issue with Philippine Foreign Minister Locsin on the 23 March. From 19 July, arrivals who have been fully vaccinated through the UK vaccination programme (plus 14 days) will not have to self-isolate or take a day 8 test when travelling to England from amber list countries. Crispin served as Minister responsible for Prisons, Probation, youth and criminal justice until September 2012 before returning to the backbenches after 8 years continuous service on the Conservative party's frontbench. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear test veterans have submitted claims under any compensation scheme; and how many of those claims have been successful. These are also referenced within our recently published National Design Guide and are intended to form part of the forthcoming National Model Design Code. When considered alongside the academic research, the public consultation responses, and direct engagement with the sector, the Government concluded that these electric shock collars present an unacceptable risk to the welfare of dogs and cats and that their use should not be permitted. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Since it was launched, in November 2019, our County Lines Programme has already seen more than 780 lines closed, over 5,100 arrests, 2.9 million in cash and significant quantities of drugs seized, and more than 1,200 vulnerable people safeguarded, For Project ADDER (Addiction, Disruption, Diversion, Enforcement, Recovery), the Home Office in partnership with Public Health England worked closely with delivery partners in each of the pilot areas and colleagues from across Government to develop a theory of change and monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme. Psilocybin, as an ester of psilocin, is controlled as a Class A drug under the the 1971 Act and is placed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. He is the Chairman of the. PHE publishes a weekly epidemiological surveillance report with information about cases and deaths by sex, age, ethnicity and other characteristics. Humanist wedding ceremonies can take place at this time with 15 people present, as well as for the legal solemnisation of the marriage. [8] They grew up in Islington, London. Hours: approx. If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record. Alongside this data, our engagement with partners inside and outside government (including policing, charities, treatment providers and the devolved administrations) also provides an opportunity to gather and share any soft intelligence related to the use and harms of NPS.