The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs continues to carry out in-depth reviews on issues relating to drugs and drug harms. The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who died during active service in each of the specified conflicts is presented in the following table: UK Armed Forces deaths as a result of operations in Gulf 1, Iraq and Afghanistan, as of 28 February 2022. This includes a variety of key performance metrics relating to enforcement, diversion into treatment, as well as treatment and recovery outputs. To me it was an error of judgment. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 14128, for what reasons cannabis continues to be controlled as a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 when the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended that cannabis be controlled as a class C drug (a) since it was asked to review that classification by David Blunkett following a recommendation by the Police Foundation in 2000 and (b) in its recent report on Cannabis classification and Public Health, published in 2008. 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. This may include people identifying as LGBT+, as well as those who identify as having another protected characteristic. For this reason, only up to 15 people can attend a wedding. Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie) Walt Disney Studios/Kate Green/Getty The youngest of the Pevensie children,. [38], Blunt is one of the most prominent Conservative advocates of transgender rights. A Parallel Parliament Subscription is required to receive alerts, you can view more details by clicking on the button below. Further detail on step 4 will be set out as soon as possible. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 125224 on Armed Forces: Homosexuality, whether his Department is aware of earlier destruction of relevant records. Written Questions. Born on 15 July 1960 in United Kingdom, Crispin Blunt started his career as Politician . Departments Department for Business . 22 June 2022, received 225. It was not my intention to do this. While we endeavour to reply to cases within 20 working days, the increased volumes of correspondence have led to backlog of cases, which officials are addressing as quickly as possible. Defence will not prejudice the outcome of the IR by speculating on any recommendations it may make. In the letter, Newstead said: "I do not know what motivated my executive colleagues but I suspect that Crispin has been the author of his own misfortune. All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines measures to encourage good behaviour and prevent all forms of bullying amongst pupils. A range of crimes would be committed in the course of running such a facility, by both service users and staff, such as possession of a controlled drug, being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug, knowingly permitting the supply of a controlled drug on a premises or encouraging or assisting these and other offences. Ministers continue to take a close interest in any new evidence relating to controlled drugs and they would seek expert advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs before making any amendments to the 2001 Regulations. Hours: 45 mins. MOD intend to use these records to improve their understanding of how gay and lesbian personnel were treated by the Armed Forces. This package includes 80 million for drug treatment services across England, which represents the largest increase in drug treatment funding for 15 years. Crispin Blunt MP, Reigate - TheyWorkForYou The Nationality and Borders Bill, which is part of our New Plan for Immigration, seeks to build a fair, but firm asylum and illegal migration system. The delivery by Homes England and the Greater London Authority is based on bids from providers who are encouraged to discuss proposals with local areas. This should be communicated to all pupils, school staff and parents. Hours: 20 mins. For this reason, on 9 April, further guidance was circulated across DFID highlighting that inclusion must be central to our response to COVID 19 and the specific contexts and needs of vulnerable people such as LGBT people should be taken into account when developing practical programmes to tackle COVID 19. 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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) regularly provides advice on substances and their appropriate control status, and these are published on the gov.uk website. During this time, the Committee produced reports on airstrikes in Syria, the UK's intervention in Libya, Political Islam, the Brexit process, human rights, andrelations with Russia andTurkey. This is central to the Global Goals and a secure and prosperous world. We know there is more to do which is why the Government commissioned a major independent review, led by Dame Carol Black, to inform the Governments thinking on what more can be done to tackle the harm that drugs cause. I sat through some of the trial. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs includes guidance and reminders for owners about their responsibilities to provide for the welfare needs of their animal, but also to keep their dogs safe and under control. The largest and riskiest services will be required to set out their policies regarding content that is legal but harmful to adults and enforce these consistently. The codes of practice are kept under review and updated in line with legislative developments and changes in animal welfare practice. The LGBT Veterans Independent Review (IR), co-commissioned by the MOD and the Office for Veterans Affairs, launched its Call for Evidence (CfE) on 15 July 2022, where it sought testimony from those impacted by the Armed Forces pre-2000 policy that homosexuality was incompatible with service in the armed forces. The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who served during Gulf 1 who subsequently took their own lives was 216 as of 31 December 2015 (source: 1990/1991 Gulf Conflict UK Gulf Veterans Mortality Data: Causes of Death). [36][37] The report is based on data from home visits covering almost 150,000 Syrian refugees living outside of camps in Jordan. Between 1991-1993 Crispinwas a self employed representative of Forum of Private Business, and a Political Consultant. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 20 May 2021 to Question 2168, what the evidential basis is for psilocybin being a Class A, Schedule 1 controlled drug; and whether there are other controlled drugs where no analysis or no recent analysis of harm has been conducted. Crispin Blunt MP. Public Whip. We are concerned about the continued detention of women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia. There are no current plans for a meeting between Home Office Ministers and the Chief Medical Officer for England on the topic of psilocybin. To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will update the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities to remove the local connection test for those currently serving in the Regular Armed Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces. I met the Israeli Ambassador Hotovely on 10 March and underlined the need to find a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. An import licence can cover up to four different types of drug substance or preparation. To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made on whether online content that is considered to be blasphemous would fall within the remit of lawful but harmful content as defined within the Online Safety Bill. Defence Statistics expect to start reporting for England and Wales later this year with data for Scotland and Northern Ireland following. The new measures will enhance enforcement mechanisms available to the police and expand the scope of livestock species and locations covered by the law. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The postal ballot was triggered when the executive council came to a vote with a majority decision not to endorse his candidacy. [26] In 2018, he became an honorary associate of the National Secular Society. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that support for LGBT+ initiatives remain adequately resourced during the covid-19 pandemic. The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf. [27][49][50] He plays cricket and football, and is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club. We have found that the Single Services correctly followed policies and processes concerning the removal of records, in line with data protection legislation and government policy agreed with the ACPO and led by the HO and the MOJ. We provide commercial services through our wholly owned subsidiary SocietyWorks Ltd (05798215). 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. Their secular character and ethos are protected regardless of which type of multi-academy trust they join. All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which provides a powerful framework for the conservation of wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2020 to Question 11461, whether her Department has received written legal opinion on the provisions in law that would be engaged by the operation of medically supervised Drug Consumption Clinics. To Rowlings tweet sheadded her own words: Its not a niche issue, its not hysterical for women to be taking to the streets about it. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to provide a priority service for nuclear test veterans since his Departments announcement of such a scheme on 26 August 2020. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans had their records relating to disciplinary action due to homosexuality in the Armed Forces destroyed in 2010. 3.2 billion of additional funding was provided to local authorities to enable them to respond to Covid-19 pressures across the services they deliver. Once records no longer have an investigative value there is no basis for retaining them, particularly as they contain sensitive personal information. This includes Dame Carol Black in her role as independent advisor and Dr Ed Day our national Recovery Champion. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories. The framework will promote the opportunities that currently exist and clarify NHS England and NHS Improvements involvement within the existing arrangements rather than advising on new opportunities for managed access agreements. The NCA reports that data derived from Operation VENETIC has, to date, led to over 2,300 people being arrested, over 1000 charged and 162 individuals convicted of a range of serious offences. I'm Crispin Blunt, the Member of Parliament for Reigate. The Government will continue to work with international partners to ensure those still in Afghanistan are able to depart the county safely. Note for journalists and researchers: The data on this page may be used freely, [42] In January 2016, he stated that he uses poppers, during a parliamentary debate that discussed banning them along with other legal highs. 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. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's response to the Health and Social Care Committees First Report of Session 2019, on Drugs policy, HC 1178, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Committees recommendation that policy responsibility for drugs should move from the Home Office to the Department of Health and Social Care. for Prison is one possible punishment, however the police have a range of powers at their disposal to deal with drug-related offences in a way that is proportionate to the circumstances of the offender and the public interest. The response sets out the Governments view of each recommendation. previously apologising for saying the same thing. [38], Keynes then worked at the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a parliamentary adviser to Crispin Blunt, a British Conservative MP and former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (2015-2017), until January 2018. [12] In 1993, he was appointed as Special Adviser to Malcolm Rifkind, the then-Secretary of State for Defence, and worked in the same capacity when Rifkind became Foreign Secretary between 1995 and 1997. 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. Guidance on design issues is not within the remit of the Planning White Paper. Decided to claim a convicted MP's innocence despite not being present for the witness evidence and erm previously apologising for saying the same thing. The MoJ is working closely with key departments across government to tackle the misuse of drugs. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to undertake its methods and processes in a way that (a) enables the attractiveness of the UK as a place to conduct clinical trials or supply human medicines and (b) enables that organisation to fulfil its statutory duty to promote innovation. Hours: approx. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are circumstances under which Specialist Importers of cannabis-based products for medicinal use are permitted to import that product in bulk. Controlled drug import licences are issued for individual consignments with reference to the drug substance(s) contained in the shipment. This is a complex area of policy and the Government is giving close consideration to the recommendations before responding in due course. These programmes include initiatives on LGBT inclusion. 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. The operation has also made a significant contribution to the knowledge and understanding of Serious Organised Crime in the UK, how it operates and its vulnerabilities, which is assisting law enforcement operations going forwards. In 2006, Keynes was awarded the CAMIE Award (Character and Morality in Entertainment) for his portrayal. The Government continues to conduct research into conversion therapy and will publish this in due course. I receive 15,000 per annum, paid monthly following invoice. 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. Which is more important: mens freedom to indulge their fantasies, or womens physical safety? Almost all police investigative records concerning gay and lesbian personnel before 2000 have been destroyed. In addition, on enforcement specifically, we have robust governance and monitoring/evaluation frameworks in place to monitor the impact of our county lines programme and Project ADDER through monthly Task and Finish Group meetings and Programme Delivery Board. He then studied at the all-boys City of London School where he was awarded the Merit prize in the 2006 European Kangaroo competition, the City of London Corporate Scholarship (2008), The Geoffrey Clark Prize for Services to Drama (2009), and The Bennet Brough Prize for Chemistry (2010). Other significant criminal justice achievements included the abolition of the indeterminate sentence for public protection and the criminalisation of squatting in residential property. The Law Commission will present options for how the law should be reformed in relation to who can solemnize a marriage, including how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme. It will also address resourcing and performance in Planning Departments. mySociety is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) and a limited company (03277032). He tracked down the Grey Wolf in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland as part of his work shadowing the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish the full outputs of the task and finish groups engaged in the development of its health technology evaluation review. Such specialists would be best positioned to advise on the best approach for their specific case. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ask the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) when he plans to reply to the letter from Professor David Nutt, Chair of the Drug Science Scientific Committee, dated 5 February 2021 on the ACMD's update report on medical cannabis from November 2020. 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. A number of other departments deliver programmes to address drug misuse and their accounting officers have the same responsibility. Additionally, the Home Office publishes a high-level overview of the data in the summary tables. The Home Office will continue to work with the Agency as we consider our response to the advice provided by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on CBD products. As I set out in response to Question 140011, Psilocybin, in common with a number of drugs that have been controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (the 1971 Act) for a considerable period of time, has not been subject to analysis or recent analysis of harm. Crispin Blunt is the Member of Parliament for Reigate and has represented the seat since 1997. After [she received] over forty formal complaints, in October Surrey PCP finally cleared Townsend of "any breach of public conduct". To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to protect the secular ethos of (a) non-faith and (a) community-ethos academies entering into mixed-multi academy trusts. He returned as Edmund in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third installment of The Chronicles of Narnia, directed by Michael Apted, filmed in Australia and released in December 2010, grossing $415.7 million worldwide. Funding for housing support services is devolved to local authorities through the Local Government Settlement. Public Health England (PHE) is conducting surveillance activities to monitor the effectiveness of the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme. In 2018, the then Secretary of State for Defence directed that, going forward, the study should include all personnel to understand the impact of continued deployments overseas, and it should provide near real time surveillance of causes of death in Serving personnel and veterans. 28 million for Project ADDER a new intensive approach to tackling drug misuse, which combines targeted and tougher policing with diversionary schemes and enhanced treatment and recovery services. Get insights on TheyWorkForYou and other mySociety sites, in our popular newsletter, Your donations keep this site and others like it running. Once records no longer have an investigative value there is no basis for retaining them, particularly as they contain sensitive personal information. The MODs priority now is to understand the full impact of the historic ban and find appropriate ways to address the wrongs of the past, where possible. War Pensions are payable in respect of illness or injury as a result of service in the Armed Forces before 6 April 2005. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' Full Council has . Non-faith or community-ethos schools have different characteristics, particularly in relation to governance, compared to schools with a religious designation. The county lines business model remains heavily weighted towards the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Officer Cadets from Afghanistan attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst between 1975 and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs includes guidance and reminders for owners about their responsibilities to provide for the welfare needs of their animals and to keep their dogs safe and under control. crispin blunt advisor . The Government has not commissioned or published any recent analysis of the harms of psilocybin. 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. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's response to the Health and Social Care Committees First Report of Session 2019, on Drugs policy, HC 1178, what scientific and medical analysis showed the Class A, Schedule 1 drug psilocybin to be harmful to human health; on what dates that analysis was (a) commissioned and (b) published; and who conducted that analysis. [54] He joined his father in the Galapagos Tortoise Project by promoting Sebastian, one of the largest of the giant tortoises conserved by the archipelago's national park. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2020 to Question 18743 on Medical Treatments: Innovation, if he will include provisions on improving access to medicine for rare diseases as part of the innovative medicines fund. The Drug Strategy Board has been superseded by the CJTF. The NCA regularly publishes the outcomes of investigations via press notices on its website. Crispin Blunt, who served as prisons minister between 2010 and 2012, won a postal ballot of the membership of Reigate Conservative constituency association after senior national party figures. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. In addition to the 2001 Regulations, the prescribing of cocaine will also be subject to the requirement of the Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1997, if prescribed to someone with a drug dependence disorder. Psilocybin, as an ester of psilocin, is controlled as a Class A drug under the 1971 Act and has been since the Act was introduced. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2020 to Question 6165 on Drugs: Misuse, what the evidential basis is for suggestion that drug consumption clinics encourage drug use; what assessment she has made of the consistency of her policy on drug consumption clinics with the findings of the reports entitled (a) Reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK, published by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in December 2016 and (b) What is the current evidence for the efficacy of drug consumption rooms?, published by Public Health England in March 2019, that there was no evidence that drug consumption clinics increase drug use; and what her policy is on evidence-based approaches to reduce the health-related harms of drug misuse. If no alert frequency is chosen, an Immediate alert is created by default. Hours: 128 hrs a year. In May 2021, the National County Lines Coordination Centre published the latest County Lines strategic assessment. 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. Trivia: Member of Parliament (MP) for the British Conservative Party and holds the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice. The current restrictions on social contact include an exemption for gathering to attend a funeral. The National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. "[45], Blunt is a keen cricketer, representing the Parliamentarians team, alongside fellow MPs Peter Bone and Hugh Robertson. Following a consultation in 2018, and as set out in our Action Plan for Animal Welfare, the Government decided to ban electric shock collars controlled by hand-held devices in England under new legislation which should be introduced this year, given their scope to harm cats and dogs. More of Crispin Blunts recent appearances, Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 General election, Crispin Blunt campaigned to leave the European Union This review will give consideration to approaches in other health technology assessment bodies, including the devolved administrations. [7] In 1991, he gained an MBA at the Cranfield School of Management. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, has requested and been denied access to each and every trial we have been aware of since October 2018, with the exception of the trials for those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. About Crispin Blunt | Crispin Blunt MP