Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Inquiry: Export-led growthFound: Agriculture is and has been very much part of the talks with Canada.
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Impact of AI on the regulation of medical productsFound: In collaboration with partners in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada, the MHRA
Mentions:
1: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) makes clear that donors should have confidence in UNRWA and that Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) We are working closely with international partners, including the United States, Canada and, very importantly - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None The federal Government in Canada—Canada has probably the best-funded enforcement authority, in Health - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mackay, Rona (SNP - Strathkelvin and Bearsden) Buffer zones are already in place in Canada, Australia, parts of England and the USA, so they are not - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Canada is leading the way with a clear message on the cigarette stick itself. - Speech Link
2: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) We heard today from ASH that there is some evidence—for example, from Canada—around descriptors that - Speech Link
Found: regular vapers using non -tobacco flavors: Findings from the 2020 ITC Smoking and Vaping Survey in Canada
Found: and pipe tobacco typically account for less than 2% of overall tobacco consumption [1] , while in Canada
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is participating in the fourth session of negotiations on a global plastics treaty in Ottawa that began on 23 April 2024.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Department participated in the fourth session of negotiations on a global plastics treaty in Ottawa. Officials from Defra attended the fourth session of negotiations to develop a global plastics pollution treaty, and I attended the high-level segment hosted by Canada ahead of the start of formal negotiations. The UK’s negotiating mandate covers the relevant policy from across Government departments and we continue to strongly support the active and meaningful participation of stakeholders, including UK businesses, at all stages of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process. As a founding member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, the UK remains committed to securing an ambitious treaty by the end of 2024 that includes measures to address plastic pollution across the full lifecycle of plastic. We continue to work closely with other member states and stakeholders at, and beyond, the fourth session of the INC to advance negotiations and pave the way for a historic agreement.
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of synthetic opioids; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of (a) related crises and (b) governmental responses in (i) the USA and (ii) Canada.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Tackling Class A drugs, including synthetic opioids, is a priority for the Government due to the harm caused to users, society and the economy.
We assess that the scale of trafficking of synthetic opioids into the UK remains low, including relative to countries like the USA and Canada where they have caused devastation. Sadly, nitazenes have been linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK during the last year, and we are taking action.
The cross-Government Synthetic Opioids Taskforce is working with partners, such as the NCA, the Department for Health and Social Care and the National Police Chiefs Council to deliver an evidence-based response to the risk posed by synthetic opioids, and to implement effective action to stem the demand and supply of these dangerous substances.
We regularly meet bilaterally with our partners in the USA and Canada to understand the tragic situation in North America and to learn from their responses. We are key members of the US-led Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and I recently attended the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna to meet with and learn from partners across the world.