Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Police: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor and investigate the misuse of police databases by officers and staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a correlation between the (a) (i) roles and (ii) ranks of police personnel and (b) likelihood of committing cybercrimes; and what steps her
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle cybercrime perpetrated by police (a) officers and (b) staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: ConvictionsHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of cybercrime convictions involved (a) police (i) officers and (ii) staff and (b) other people in each of the last five years.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to police (a) officers and (b) staff on the ethical use of police databases; and how frequently that training is updated.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of unauthorised access to police databases by (a) officers and (b) staff have been recorded in each the last five years; and what disciplinary actions were taken in each case.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has put in place to prevent the misuse of police databases by (a) officers and (b) staff; and if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of those measures in the
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: International TradeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his policies of international examples of state-run cannabis markets and (b) impact of those markets on (i) economic growth and
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of magistrates' court cases that involved cannabis possession in the last 12 months; and if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of legalising
Answer: The latest published data shows that 1.0% of magistrates’ courts proceedings in the year to June 2024 (12,429 defendants) in England and Wales were for cannabis possession offences. (Source: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024 - GOV.UK...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on the level of police resources for tackling cannabis use of the report by TRANSFORM Drug Policy Foundation, entitled Hig
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of cannabis legalisation on (a) reducing county lines drug trafficking and (b) associated law enforcement costs.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: TaxationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) reduced criminal justice costs and (b) increased tax revenue from legal cannabis on the economy.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cannabis-related (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) court cases on the costs of the criminal justice system.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of imprisonment due to cannabis-related offences.
Answer: As at 31 December 2024, the number of prisoners with cannabis-related offences recorded as their main offence was 1,073. This figure only includes cases where a cannabis offence (offence which directly involves and specifies cannabis) was recorded as the ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of policing cannabis-related offences.
Answer: It is not possible from the available data to separate out the costs of policing these particular offences from other policing responsibilities, including in relation to other controlled substances.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed international evidence on the impact of legal cannabis markets on (a) healthcare costs and (b) service demand.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both. The maximum penalty ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: TaxationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of directing tax revenue from regulated cannabis into NHS mental health services.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both. The maximum penalty ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cannabis-related mental health admissions on NHS finances.
Answer: The Department is committed to reducing the harm from all illicit drugs. Any illegal drug use, including cannabis, can be harmful, both from immediate side-effects and long-term physical and mental health problems. It can, for some, have a negative impact...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost of cannabis-related health conditions to the NHS.
Answer: The Department is committed to reducing the harm from all illicit drugs. Any illegal drug use, including cannabis, can be harmful, both from immediate side-effects and long-term physical and mental health problems. It can, for some, have a negative impact...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the certificate of sponsorship fee on the adult social care sector; and if he will hold discussions with the Chancell
Answer: The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2025, laid on 21 January 2025, sets out increases to the fee maxima that applies to the Certificate of Sponsorship from £300 to £525. These changes were agreed via collective agreement. If fees incr...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on (a) the racial disparities in drug law enforcement and (b) how a regulated cannabis market could address these.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of cannabis legalisation on racial disparities in drug-related arrests and sentencing.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racial disparities in drug-related stop and search rates.
Answer: Disparity in the use of stop and search has reduced significantly in the past five years, but there is still far more work to do. In the year to March 2024, black people were 3.5 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched on suspicion ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered funding public health campaigns to educate young people on the risks of cannabis use within a regulated market.
Answer: Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.The Government recognises the clear medical and scientific evidence of the harms of this drug.The Government will continue to work with our partners to discourage drug use and to ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a legal cannabis market on criminal exploitation of young people by drug gangs.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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