It's understood the panel has not formally met senior government representatives since last year, although government sources say there has been communication with officials. 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. He was appointed to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee and in May 2000 Crispin joined the House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee. 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). To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2021 on Drugs: Misuse, if she will provide details of the (a) key partners and (b) external experts in the drugs field that have been consulted. Local authorities are best placed to make decisions on what local services they provide, based on local priorities and circumstances. [26] In 2018, he became an honorary associate of the National Secular Society. Having won the postal ballot Blunt called for the executive council to consider their position. These are also referenced within our recently published National Design Guide and are intended to form part of the forthcoming National Model Design Code. What science tells us about the afterlife. Further detail on step 4 will be set out as soon as possible. The Government works closely with the ACMD and continues to look at a range of evidence in developing its strategic approach to tackling drug misuse and identifying outcomes to monitor progress. The Code also makes specific reference to keeping dogs in sight and under control to make sure they stay away from livestock, wildlife, horses and other people unless invited. View All Crispin Blunt's signed Early Day Motions, Doctors and Nurses (Developing Countries) Bill 2019-21, Marriage (Authorised Belief Organisations) Bill 2019-21, Legalisation of Cannabis (Medicinal Purposes) Bill 2017-19, Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2016-17, (View all Crispin Blunt's DCMS questions), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying, https://educateagainsthate.com/resources/respectful-school-communities-self-review-signposting-tool-2/, (View all Crispin Blunt's Defra questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's DFID questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's DHSC questions), staying alert and safe (social distancing), (View all Crispin Blunt's FCDO questions), (View all Crispin Blunt's home-office questions), Legitimate use of controlled drugs: research and healthcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-drugs-phase-one-report, https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release, https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance, (View all Crispin Blunt's ministry-of-defence questions), https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics, (View all Crispin Blunt's DLUHC questions), Section 315 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, (View all Crispin Blunt's ministry-of-justice questions). Within the National Planning Policy Framework, and the National Design Guide, the importance of design quality and how it can be achieved was emphasised. | Powered by, the bullying of yet another disobedient woman. In 2015, he became an advisor to MP Crispin Blunt for the UK Conservative party. [11] From 1991 to 1992, Blunt was a representative of the Forum of Private Business. In 2021, 98% of parents received an offer from one of their top three choices of primary school, while 93.4% received offers from one of their top three choices of secondary school. 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. 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. In a lengthy formal letter, Blunt complained bitterly that his attempts to counsel Townsend had been rebuffed and that she remains absolutely determined to take part in this most contentious of public debates. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 21124 on LGBT People, if he will publish the details of the targeted international LGBT rights programmes funded by his Department. Women are allowed to exclude men from womens services and spaces. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that it is considering the most appropriate way to publish the relevant information supporting the methods review work. 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. The Government will introduce steps to end conversion therapy after the research has concluded and we have considered its findings. Blunt, who is chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on . [1] A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice within the Ministry of Justice from 2010 to 2012 and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2015 until 2017. Likewise as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, the UK continues to raise the importance of countering discrimination within the Commonwealth, including on grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation. In it they recommended: that the scheduling of CBPMs under Schedule 2 of the MDR remains appropriate and that no further legislative amendments to the MDR regarding CBPMs are required at this point in time.. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recruit non-religious pastoral carers to provide belief-based support for the 56,000 regular and reserve personnel who currently identify as having no religion. 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. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government report entitled An evaluation of the Governments Drug Strategy 2010 which reported the finding that drugs market violence is an unintended consequence of enforcing drug laws, for what reason that finding was not tackled in the Drug Strategy 2017; and what steps the Government is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the ongoing effects of enforcement on market violence in the UK. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended 11 topics for access via a Managed Access Agreement (MAA) in 2019/20 to date. The Government will continue to work with international partners to ensure those still in Afghanistan are able to depart the county safely. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2021 to Question 58293 on Drugs: Misuse, whether a formal consultation process in line with guidelines has been used in developing the drug strategy, as was the case in the 2010 and other previous drug strategies; how existing external experts were chosen; and to what extent the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has (a) been involved in the new strategy's development or (b) provided feedback on the draft. The UK cannot assist with the renewal of passports of other nationalities. Crispin Blunt MP. To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of alternatives to e-collars for dogs on reducing the instances of dogs attacking livestock. 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From June 2017 to November 2019 Crispin wasco-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Drug Policy Reform,co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary HumanistGroup, co-chair of the new APPG for London's Green Belt, secretary of the APPG on Global LGBT Rights, and a Vice Chair of the Conservative Middle East Council. [27] At Cambridge, he was a Rugby varsity player and played football with Freddie Highmore. It will present our whole-of-government approach to combating drug misuse by supporting people through treatment and recovery and driving down drug supply and demand. This is in addition to 3.2 million in targeted funding to ensure that we minimise the risk to those rough sleepers unable to self-isolate. A full clinical review must be carried out for all patients under the age of 16 years old who are currently receiving puberty blockers. In line with the Court's decision to award MOD 90% of its costs of the limitation issue in the High Court and 100% of its costs in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, MOD recovered 4,000,000 in legal costs from the Claimants' After The Event Insurers giving the net costs figure of 786,939.48. 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). I receive 15,000 per annum, paid monthly following invoice. The Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has again defended his former colleague Imran Ahmad Khan, claiming Ahmad Khan's conviction for sexual abuse was "a serious miscarriage of justice". Some Royal Navy Special Investigation Branch paper investigative records from the 1990s escaped routine destruction by chance and still exist. Born on July 15 1960, Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt is the son of Major General Peter Blunt and Adrienne. 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. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the paper entitled Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression, published in 2022, if he will ask the Chief Medical Officer to assess the (a) medicinal and (b) therapeutic utility of psilocybin. This Government is committed to supporting our veterans who have given so much in service of our country (and we have published a refreshed Veterans Strategy Action Plan, on 19 January). The following day he was unanimously reselected by his local party as their prospective parliamentary candidate, but in May 2003 he failed to persuade 25 of his fellow Conservative MPs to call for a vote of confidence. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes all aspects of the health and wellbeing of its personnel very seriously. 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. (Registered 14 July 2022), From 1 July 2022 until further notice, I receive 25,000 per annum, paid monthly. Crispin Blunt Not A Sex Offender Defender Decided to claim a convicted MP's innocence despite not being present for the witness evidence and erm. Theres now a grassroots revolt building in Reigate against Blunt, with speculation that the party whip could be withdrawn. The NCAs 2021 National Strategic Assessment includes further information about the outcomes of activity following Operation VENETIC file (nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk). 12 hrs a month. He is also a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group. The UK will not sign the Treaty and will not send Observers to the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW. for Ministers could seek advice from the ACMD about the rescheduling of psilocybin-based products on the basis of evidence of the therapeutic use of unlicensed medicines, but we would ordinarily do this only in consultation with the Department for Health and Social Care and the MHRA. 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. [22], Later clarifying his views to The Guardian, Newstead said: "I still say it was unnecessary [for Crispin Blunt to come out]. First payment received on 17 September 2021. His mother, Zelfa Hourani, is Lebanese; and his father, Randal Keynes, is a British author. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) budget and (b) scope is of the planned Innovative Medicines Fund; what funding will be allocated to (a) promising innovative medicines within or outside the Early Access to Medicines Scheme, (b) medicines for rare diseases and (c) support for research into, rescheduling of and licensing of compounds classified as Schedule 1 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. [39][40][41][42] In November 2015, he joined the committee on its visit to Beirut for an inquiry on the UK's role in the fight against the ISIL. In 2020/21 the UK committed 5.47 million to targeted international LGBT+ rights programmes. His responsibilities included prisons and probation, youth justice, criminal law and sentencing policy, and criminal justice. The first to resign, Jayne Ozanne, accused ministers of creating a "hostile environment" for LGBT people. He reprised his role as Edmund in Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson and released in May 2008 to generally positive reviews, grossing $419.7 million worldwide. No specific assessment has been made of the implications of the APPG CBD report on the potential effects on employment and taxation of a review of CBD legislation. 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. The results from a HPV screen test will indicate to the individual whether they are HPV positive or negative and the next steps. [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 the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5140, and to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 7725 on Drugs: Misuse, what assessment she has made of the ethical implications of imposing legal penalties for use of drugs that have not been shown to cause harm. The government responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) report on Custody to Community Transitions in October 2019. Needle and syringe programmes and other programmes and services that engage drug users do not involve the organiser condoning and facilitating consumption of controlled drugs on the premises, nor do they create spaces where police enforcement of the law in relation to drug possession and supply is compromised. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government is using its term as co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition to ensure that LGBT+ people's rights are being upheld globally (a) during the covid-19 pandemic and (b) more generally. The County Lines Programme and Project ADDER is monitored at a number of levels including by the Combating Drug Misuse Delivery Board. While the UK Government continues to support a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the health-related harms of drug misuse, we must not do anything that encourages the consumption of drugs. As the then Crime and Policing Minister set out in his response to Question 7725, psilocybin, in common with a number of drugs which have been controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (the 1971 Act) for a considerable period of time have not been subject to analysis or recent analysis of harm. Designing at higher densities and making effective use of land, and the creation of highways that take into account place-making, are covered by our National Planning Policy Framework. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will consider future funding cycles for FCO funded programmes as part of its preparation for the Spending Review. [14] He passed his A-level exams in spring 2010 with A*s and As in biology, chemistry, mathematics, further mathematics and history. Reform the GRA to allow transgender people to self-identify without the need for a medical diagnosis, to streamline the administrative process, and to allow non-binary identities to be legally recognised. Local councils are best placed to determine how best to manage access to social housing they are responsible for allocating housing through local schemes. In January, the Government announced a 148 million new investment to cut crime and protect people from the scourge of illegal drugs including; Together the funding represents a comprehensive drive by the Government to build back safer from the pandemic by helping people break free from the scourge of drug use and cutting drug-fuelled crime and violence. The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend. The Government will respond to in due course. The Humanists and non-religious in Defence (HAND) Network is a thriving internal community, led by a strong champion, promoting the interest of the non-religious community within Defence. 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. Our veterans play a vital role in keeping our country safe and we are committed to ensuring that they are provided with all the support they need to successfully adjust back into civilian life. [48] He earlier attained a green belt in taekwondo and did extreme sports through bungee jumping in New Zealand at the Nevis Bungy, Sky Tower, Ledge Bungy, Shotover Canyon Swing, and from a jet. 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 Health and Social Care, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has assessed the (a) safety and (b) quality of unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs includes guidance on how to keep dogs safe and under control. In 2018/19, 12 topics were recommended via an MAA. The Department welcomes the report and the research team provided evidence to the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission and that their findings have informed the 45 recommendations from the commission. A wider overview of Operation VENETIC can also be found in the NCAs 2021 National Strategic Assessment. We are working to create and sustain an inclusive environment where people of all faiths and beliefs feel able to be authentic in the workplace, feel respected and are able to achieve their full potential. The FCDO is aware of the reports listed above. His conviction today is nothing short of an international scandal, with dreadful wider implications for millions of LGBT+ muslims around the world. 2C-B (4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class A drug, and placed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (the 2001 Regulations). The Government introduces new controls over drugs only after considering advice from the ACMD. 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. on condition that TheyWorkForYou.com is cited as the source. Crispin Blunt was born in 1960 and was educated at Wellington College and The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he won the Queen's Medal, gaining a Regular Commission. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government report entitled An evaluation of the Governments Drug Strategy 2010, which reported a lack of robust evidence as to whether capture and punishment serves as a deterrent for drug use, for what reason drug users continue to be criminalised given that lack of robust evidence. To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed White Paper on planning will include guidance on the benefits of designing (a) higher density developments and (b) highways that are sensitive to their surroundings. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of reported figures on black people being ten times more likely than white people to be sent to prison for first-time drug offences, what steps he is taking to tackle this imbalance. As set out in Inclusive Britain we have committed to exploring a wide range of schemes to divert people away from the CJS for possession, where appropriate, and will share what works best with police services around the country. [13], The new Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith appointed Blunt to the Opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland in September 2001. This includes Dame Carol Black in her role as independent advisor and Dr Ed Day our national Recovery Champion. In July last year, DHSC announced the second part of the review led by Dame Carol to look at prevention, treatment and recovery which will be published later this year. Providing funding for LGBTI rights programme work remains a UK government priority. [27], On 11 April 2022, after fellow MP Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty of a child sex offence, Blunt issued a statement in defence of Ahmad Khan which criticised the verdict, describing it as an "international scandal, with dreadful wider implications for millions of LGBT+ Muslims around the world" and said that it "relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people". In 2018 a new service specification was developed for gender identity clinics, this new specification concluded that access to specialist interventions by trained healthcare professionals was needed within primary care and other local health settings. I am astonished to find [the government] is proposing it to be banned and frankly so would many other gay men. 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. [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]. 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. To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Cancer Drugs Fund expenditure cap is for (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21. (Registered 29 November 2022), Payment of 150 expected for a survey completed on 17 November 2022. All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. During the current Parliamentary Session, He is the Chairman of the. As the then Crime and Policing Minister set out in his response to Question 7725, a number of drugs which have been controlled under the 1971 Act for a considerable period of time have not been subject to analysis or recent analysis of harm.