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964339

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reclassifying (a) GHB (b) GHL as a Class A substance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>GHB and GBL are controlled as class C drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. As with all controlled drugs we will continue to monitor their impact and the potential merits of reclassification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/09/2018 12:17:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

931883

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a comprehensive independent review of the Government's approach to drugs policy.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	158348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The evaluation of the 2010 Drug Strategy was undertaken to fulfil the National Audit Office’s recommendations that the Government should develop an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness and value of money of activities aimed at tackling the misuse of drugs under the 2010 Drug Strategy. Building on the findings from the 2010 Drug Strategy Evaluation, we published the 2017 Drug Strategy which takes a smarter, coordinated approach to tackling the complexity and pervasiveness of substance misuse at a national, local and individual level. <br>We are monitoring the progress of the Strategy, building on existing datasets to reflect our increased ambition to reduce drug misuse and improve rates of recovery, and are reviewing the impact of the strategy through the Home Secretary chaired Drug Strategy Board.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/07/2018 14:01:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

930996

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to publish an implementation plan for the 2017 Drug Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	157077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>We have established a Drug Strategy Board which includes representation from Government departments and wider partners that are critical to successful delivery of the Strategy, including those in education, health, criminal justice, housing and employment. The Board is chaired by the Home Secretary and its purpose is to oversee and drive implementation of the commitments in the 2017 Drug Strategy. The Board has met twice since the Drug Strategy was published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/06/2018 14:36:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

692592

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release of 29 December 2016, psychoactive substances ban six months on: almost 500 arrests and first convictions, what the alleged offences were for each person arrested; and which police force carried out each arrest.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	64878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p>The figures in the press release of 29 December provided an early snapshot of enforcement activity since the commencement of the Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA). They were based on voluntary data returned to the National Police Chiefs’ Council by 44 police forces in the United Kingdom covering the period 26 May to 26 November 2016.</p><p>We are undertaking a formal review of the Act and the review will report its findings by late 2018.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 64907 64918 question first answered 01/03/2017 16:10:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

523107

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	39305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The Local Government Association (LGA) has worked in consultation with the Government to develop bespoke guidance for local authorities on the enforcement of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 and their new powers. This has been disseminated to local authorities across the country and is available at: http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10180/7838372/PUBLICATION</p><p>In February, we held joint operational workshops with the National Police Chief’s Council for enforcement partners across the UK, including trading standards officers, to raise operational awareness of the Act.</p><p>We have also produced a forensic strategy for all enforcement partners on the new forensic requirements to support prosecutions under the Act.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2016 11:38:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 2844 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

436080

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to produce an update to the 2010 Drug Strategy, and if so, what is the timetable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL4376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government plans to refresh our approach and build on the balanced 2010 Drug Strategy ‘Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug-free life’ in line with the manifesto commitments including to tackle drugs as a key driver of crime; intervene early to prevent troubled young people being drawn into crime; and review how best to support those suffering from long term drug dependency back into work.</p><p>There are promising signs our approach is working - with a downward trend in drug use over the last decade and more people recovering from their dependency now than in 2009/10.</p><p>A date for the publication of the refreshed approach is yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2015 17:53:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

390392

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess the mood-altering capacity of legal high substances available in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Psychoactive Substances Bill provides that a substance produces a psychoactive effect in a person if, by stimulating or depressing the person’s central nervous system, it affects the person’s mental functioning or emotional state.</p><p>Psychoactive substances cause an alteration in the individual’s state of consciousness by producing a range of effects including, but not limited to: hallucinations; drowsiness; as well as changes in mood, alertness, perception of time and space, or empathy with others.</p><p>In preparation for the planned implementation of the legislation in April 2016, we are committed to ensuring that there are mechanisms in place to determine the psychoactivity of seized substances in a timely and effective way.</p><p>A forensic strategy to underpin the Bill is being established with input from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) as well as the Forensic Regulator’s office to ensure that the quality of forensic evidence is maintained to satisfy the evidential standards in court proceedings.</p><p>We will put in place a testing regime that is proactive and can also respond quickly when new substances emerge where evidence of psychoactivity is required. We will build a database of substances and evidence of their psychoactivity, supported by the provision of chemical reference standards.</p><p>The Home Office’s Forensic Early Warning System (FEWS) has a proven record in improving the detection and identification of new substances in the UK, providing chemical reference standards and building capability in the forensic community. Through the expansion of FEWS, the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) will build on this work to meet any demand related to evidentially assessing psychoactivity. CAST is exploring how we harness existing evidence from the research community, international approaches and published data. As a priority, we will be taking forward the ACMD’s recommendation to develop a system for the biochemical and pharmacological profiling of new compounds.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/07/2015 10:13:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

387616

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she plans to apply to determine which psychoactive substances are not covered by the proposed psychoactive substances ban.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>To protect young people and others from exposure to potentially dangerous substances, the Psychoactive Substances Bill provides for a blanket ban on the supply of psychoactive substances.</p><p>The Bill captures substances supplied for human consumption for their psychoactive effects. Schedule 1 to the Bill contains a wide list of exemptions, developed in conjunction with other government departments, capturing substances already controlled by existing regulation such as food, alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and medicines.</p><p>Further substances can be exempted following consultation between the Secretary of State, the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs and other consultees as considered appropriate.</p><p>The Government does not support a regime which allows for the regulated sale of so called ‘low harm’ psychoactive substances and the regulation-making power in clause 3 is not designed for such a purpose (as evidenced by the absence of any associated provisions in the Bill to regulate the sale of approved ‘low harm’ psychoactive substances).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2015 15:54:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387242

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of banning all psychoactive substances on medical research.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Psychoactive Substances Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 28 May 2015, will tackle the reckless trade in psychoactive substances. The Government attaches a high priority to bona fide scientific research. Schedule 1 to the Bill already excludes all investigational medicinal products and research regulated by the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.</p><p>The Government is engaging with the scientific community so that those conducting bona fide research which involves the human consumption of psychoactive substances fall outside of the scope of the Bill, and expect to table Government amendments on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2015 15:52:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

385975

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) publish a new drug strategy and (b) consult drug treatment providers in the preparation of such a strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	4406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to build on the Drug Strategy launched in 2010 and tackle drugs as a key driver of crime. This balances three key themes to reduce the demand for drugs, restrict the supply and support individuals to recover from their dependence.</p><p>There are positive signs that this approach is working: there has been a long term downward trend in drug use over the last decade, the number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England continues to decline, and more people are recovering from their dependency now than in 2009/10.</p><p>We continue to work with external partners including treatment providers and the Government's independent experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, in developing new policy.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2015 10:13:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell