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1713940

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how she is monitoring deaths from synthetic drugs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department has a longstanding surveillance system in place to collect information on the nature and location of novel drug use and drug markets, and receives reports alerting us to harms experienced. Work is ongoing to improve drug surveillance on synthetic opioids, through development of an early warning system which will include new data feeds, such as ambulance call-out data.</p><p>For surveillance purposes, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities reconciles local and regional reports received via our drug alerts system, with police force reports received by the National Crime Agency, to arrive at an agreed figure for recent nitazene deaths. Statistics on the number of deaths related to other synthetic drugs are reported by the Office for National Statistics, and will be published in its annual report on the number of deaths related to drug poisoning.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/05/2024 08:25:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1698152

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £5 million fund to tackle fatal drug deaths across the UK, published on 29 August 2023, how this funding will be distributed; and what criteria her Department is using to select projects for this funding.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	20090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge, which aims to reduce drug-related deaths across the United Kingdom, the Department is investing in 12 projects to develop technologies aimed at improving detection, response, or intervention in potential drug-related deaths.</p><p>Applicants submitted proposals, and these were assessed by an independent panel. Detailed assessment criteria were worked up by NHS Fife, and then moderated before awards were made. They included how well the project met the challenge described in the competition scope, the main technical challenges addressed, what similar products were available and how the proposal differentiated from them, project plan and milestones, expertise, cost, and commercial potential. We awarded funding to 12 projects, with further information available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk</a></p><p>This funding supports wider Government initiatives to tackle drug misuse in society. The UK’s drugs strategy, published in December 2021, has a key objective to prevent 1,000 drug deaths in England by 2025. This aligns with work within and across the four nations of the UK to improve systems of support and reduce drug-related deaths.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/04/2024 14:55:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1364656

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of drug-related deaths in the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	66230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government will publish its long-term drug strategy by the end of this year. The strategy will be informed by Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs, outlining actions to reduce drug-related deaths.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/12/2021 14:08:07 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1360021

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	57233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Discussions on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland have taken place at two United Kingdom Drugs Ministerial meetings held on 17 September 2020 and 11 October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 25/10/2021 14:29:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1285484

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Drug deaths: England and Wales see highest number since records began published in the BMJ on 15 October 2020, what steps he is taking to address the high numbers of drug-related deaths in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	152424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local population and commissioning drug prevention, treatment and harm reduction services, including in-patient detoxification. The Government has recently announced an additional £80 million to fund drug treatment in 2021/22. A proportion of this funding will be specifically allocated to expanding the provision of inpatient detoxification and to expand use of the life-saving overdose medication, naloxone.</p><p>This funding is in addition to the money local authorities already spend on substance misuse from the public health grant. Local authority spending through the public health grant will be maintained next financial year, meaning local authorities can continue to invest in prevention and essential frontline health services.</p><p>While no specific discussions have taken place, the additional funding is expected to strengthen provision of this part of the drug treatment system.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 152425 152426 question first answered 23/02/2021 09:19:47 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1174278

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce drug related deaths in South Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	9678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing local needs and commissioning drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and harm reduction services to meet these needs. Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in this work by providing data, guidance and advice.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s Yorkshire and Humber Centre has a work programme focused on addressing alcohol and drug-related harm in South Yorkshire. This programme includes:</p><p> </p><p>- helping local areas, such as Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, plan and improve their local alcohol systems, services and interventions to reduce alcohol harm using the CLeaR (Challenge services, Leadership, and Results) evidence-based approach;</p><p>- supporting local areas to develop new specifications for their alcohol and drug treatment systems by providing advice, guidance and evidence to ensure that prevention, treatment and support is of consistent quality;</p><p>- supporting local areas, such as Barnsley, to develop their drug-related deaths processes in line with recent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommendations;</p><p>- convening a homelessness and rough sleeping roundtable to bring partners together from across the region to share best practice; and</p><p>- supporting the formation and ongoing activities of Alcohol Alliances, which are local strategic partnership boards aimed at tackling the burden of alcohol harms on individuals and communities in Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 9677 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:47:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1167550

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of drug deaths across different regions of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:12:22 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1156356

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in drug-related deaths; and what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on the potential role of drug policy reform in reducing the number of drug-related deaths.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	5452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2019 16:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire