Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications made by EU citizens for permanent residency in the UK have been rejected in each of the last 12 months on the basis of insufficient health insurance provisions.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The information requested is not collated on centrally held statistical databases and could only be produced at disproportionate cost by examination of individual case files.
Applications for documentation certifying permanent residence are refused where they do not meet the requirements set out in EU law in the Free Movement Directive. The Free Movement Directive is clear that those who wish to rely on periods of residence as a student or self-sufficient person must have held comprehensive sickness insurance in order for their residence to count towards permanent residence status.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to process an individual arriving at a UK port or airport from (a) within the EU and (b) outside the EU.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR), which provides a quarterly summary of long-term international migration statistics, includes data relating to general refusals at the UK border.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place for a situation in which no deal is reached with the EU on (a) extradition, (b) surveillance and (c) data exchange.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We are committed to ongoing cooperation with the EU on security and law enforcement. Our relationship with the EU will change as a result of leaving the EU but the details of our participation in practical cooperation measures that currently facilitate cooperation will be subject to negotiations.
It is too early to speculate at this stage what future arrangements may look like but we will do what is necessary to keep people safe.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many personal importation licences have been granted to EU citizens travelling to the UK with cannabis-based medication in each of the last five years.
Answered by Karen Bradley
No personal import licences for cannabis based medication or any other schedule 1 substances have been granted in the last five years for either EU or non-EU citizens. Cannabis and preparations of cannabis are controlled Class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and listed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs 2001 Regulations (MDR).
The Home Office operates a policy of issuing personal import licenses, in limited circumstances, to those travelling with controlled drugs listed in Schedule 2 – 4 (Part I) of the MDR and which are prescribed for personal use. This policy does not apply to Schedule 1 substances.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many personal importation licences have been granted to non-EU citizens travelling to the UK with cannabis-based medication in each of the last five years.
Answered by Karen Bradley
No personal import licences for cannabis based medication or any other schedule 1 substances have been granted in the last five years for either EU or non-EU citizens. Cannabis and preparations of cannabis are controlled Class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and listed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs 2001 Regulations (MDR).
The Home Office operates a policy of issuing personal import licenses, in limited circumstances, to those travelling with controlled drugs listed in Schedule 2 – 4 (Part I) of the MDR and which are prescribed for personal use. This policy does not apply to Schedule 1 substances.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on dealing with offenders who use cannabis to treat a serious medical condition.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Home Office does not collect data on this.
Decisions on disposal options for those who possess cannabis for any reason are an operational matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people using cannabis in the UK for medicinal purposes; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Home Office does not collect data on this.
Decisions on disposal options for those who possess cannabis for any reason are an operational matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.