Asked by: Michael Connarty (Labour - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent officials in his Department work on the availability of off-patent drugs to be used in new indications.
Answered by George Freeman
These issues are relevant to the responsibilities of a number of officials in the Department and in the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The amount of official time spent on such issues is not fixed and will vary.
Asked by: Michael Connarty (Labour - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's priorities are for provisions to be included in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Modern Slavery Bill is an important step in the fight against modern
slavery. The provisions in the Bill are designed to protect victims and
strengthen the law enforcement response. Increased sentences, restricting the
activities of those who pose a risk to others and introducing an Anti-Slavery
Commissioner will ensure that law enforcement have the tools they need to
prosecute and convict the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime, whilst at the
same time protecting more people from becoming victims of this appalling crime.
Asked by: Michael Connarty (Labour - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential funds that will accrue to the public purse from the Europe for Citizens Programme.
Answered by Baroness Morgan of Cotes
No estimate has been made of potential funds that will accrue to the public purse from the Europe for Citizens Programme.