In Parliament - Sarah Jones MP

Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer.

Animal Experiments: Primates

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The minimum separation ages for non-human primates were not reassessed as part of the 2026 Code update. The Code clarified and consolidated the legal minimum standards in force since 2017; it did...

Artificial Intelligence: Home Shopping

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA). As part of that review, the Home Office is considering the impact of emerging technologies, including...

Home Office: Unpaid Work

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

In response to part (a) the Home Office does not manage any internship schemes that restrict eligibility based on ethnicity, socioeconomic background, or both. The Department participates in...

Dangerous Driving: Social Media

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office does not issue guidance on the use of social media evidence in prosecutions for organised joyriding. College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice provides guidance on...

Drugs: Smuggling

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government is committed to tackling the supply and movement of illegal drugs, including through transport networks and at the UK border. Decisions on the use of stop and search are...

Animal Experiments: Inspections

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government is committed to transparency in the regulation of animals in science and keeps the relevant arrangements under review. A substantial amount of information is already published,...

Animal Experiments: Dogs

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, licensed establishments must maintain records of the source, use and final disposal of all protected animals bred, kept or used at the...

Police: Biometrics

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office does not provide operational guidance to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology. Forces using the technology must comply with all relevant legal requirements...

Knives: Crime Prevention

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

We are launching a series of targeted pilots to understand how communications can help reduce the behaviours that lead to knife crime. These pilots will test different approaches at key points in...

Police: Urban Areas

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament. By March...

Emergency Services Network

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Emergency Services Network (ESN) will enable fast, safe and secure voice, video and data across a 4G/5G network, giving first responders immediate access to life-saving data, images and...

Young Offenders: Crime Prevention

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government recognises the importance of intervening early to prevent young people from being drawn into crime, using evidence-based support that responds to their individual needs. The Youth...

Sexual Offences: Travel Restrictions

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office keeps the management of travel-related risks posed by registered sex offenders (RSOs) under review. International travel risks are assessed through established offender management...

Police: Rural Areas

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. This will support it to tackle cross-border crimes like wildlife crime and organised...

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The commission issued to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 2 June 2025 does not mention the cultivation of cannabis under section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and it would...

Cannabis: Licensing

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use may be lawfully possessed where they have been prescribed by an appropriately qualified clinician. However, a prescription does not authorise the...

Animal Experiments: Dogs

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The majority of licences authorising the use of dogs and containing service type activities are for undertaking Regulatory Toxicology testing (safety testing) for purposes including human and...

Animal Experiments: Dogs

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

There are currently 32 active project licences which authorise the use of dogs in scientific procedures. Across all projects the maximum number of animals authorised for use is 31,816. Of the 32...

Animal Experiments

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Government does not currently plan to introduce statutory maximum and minimum temperature ranges for each species housed in establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures)...

Animal Experiments

Sarah Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office identified an error in the data tables accompanying the 2025 Annual Statistics relating to the number of procedures reported for the routine production of monoclonal antibodies....