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1491599

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a renewed public health approach to all forms of substance misuse.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s drugs strategy, ‘From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives’ adopts a cross-Government approach to drugs policy. The strategy is supported and led by the Joint Combating Drugs Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 05/09/2022 11:10:26 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1458855

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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: Misuse
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 his Department has made of the adequacy of services to help prevent drug-related problems before they occur.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	156579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government published ‘From harm to hope: A 10-year drug strategy to cut drug crime and save lives’ in December 2021 in response to Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs, which found that more needed to be done to prevent drug misuse. The strategy focuses on delivering three strategic priorities including achieving a shift in demand for drugs. This will include preventing the onset of drug use among children and young people through universal education and protecting vulnerable children and young people to ensure they are less likely to start taking drugs.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/04/2022 10:37:57 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1381251

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available for prescription medication for people addicted to drugs who wish to withdraw.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	80441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the need for drug and alcohol services in their area and the adequacy of the services they provide. Local authorities fund these services through the Public Health Grant. In 2021/22, the total Grant provided is £3.324 billion, representing a £45 million increase from 2019/2020.</p><p>Dame Carol Black published Part Two of her independent review of drugs on 8 July 2021. This review assessed the adequacy of the drug and alcohol treatment system, providing the Government with 32 recommendations to improve the effectiveness of drug prevention and treatment and to help more people recover from dependence. The Government published an initial response to the review on 27 July 2021 and has committed to publishing a long-term drug strategy by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/12/2021 10:17:44 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1381029

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to provide post-lockdown support to families affected by substance abuse.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	79457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>On 20 January 2021, we announced an extra £80 million for drug treatment services in England for 2021/22. The Government will publish a long-term drug strategy by the end of 2021. This will include details of treatment and recovery support for those affected by substance misuse and their families.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 29/11/2021 13:54:31 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1329731

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for publishing the findings of the second phase of independent review into drug misuse by Professor Dame Carol Black, announced by his Department on 2 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	10652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Publication is expected in summer 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/06/2021 11:39:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1313226

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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: Misuse
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 with social media platforms to ensure that appropriate warnings are provided on such platforms on unlicensed weight gain drugs such as apetamin.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Apetamin is considered to be a medicinal product and requires a Marketing Authorisation or product licence to be legally sold and supplied within the United Kingdom. A Marketing Authorisation guarantees the medicine has met required standards of quality, safety and efficacy. No authorisations or licences have been granted for Apetamin and consequently offers to sell or supply it are in breach of UK legal requirements.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issues regular warnings to the public concerning the risks of purchasing from unregulated websites and has run a targeted public awareness campaign #FakeMeds across social media which provided detail and tips to purchase medicines online safely.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/05/2021 09:52:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1310670

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of drug misuse in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	184451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Drug misuse statistics for England and Wales are collected via the Crime Survey for England and Wales. The sample size is insufficient to estimate prevalence of drug misuse at lower geography levels, therefore prevalence of drug misuse statistics in Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council are not available.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics’ data on drug misuse in England and Wales for year ending March 2020 is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2020</a></p><p>Data for Scotland and Northern Ireland is not collected as this is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/04/2021 16:29:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1285250

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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: Misuse
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 statistics on alcohol and drug treatment in secure settings 2019 to 2020, published on 28 January 2021, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the (a) fall in the proportion of young people in treatment in secure settings reporting problems with NPS since 2015-16 and (b) increase in the proportion of young people in treatment in secure settings reporting problems with opiates since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	151653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are responsible for the commissioning of substance misuse services within secure and detained settings. In addition to structured treatment, unstructured treatment is also provided which can include harm reduction advice, brief interventions, mutual aid groups and signposting and information. This is not reported in National Drug Treatment Monitoring System data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 151651 question first answered 18/04/2021 22:00:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1256202

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of substance misuse.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/12/2020 13:59:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1256203

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
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: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to increase access to community services to support people suffering from substance misuse disorders.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that anyone with a substance misuse problem can access the help and support they need. This includes providing support for those who misuse drugs and additional funding over 2020/21 to 2021/22 to drug and alcohol treatment in targeted local authorities to individuals experiencing rough sleeping, including those currently in emergency accommodation following the COVID-19 response.</p><p> </p><p>The second phase of Dame Carol Black’s independent review on drugs focuses on prevention, treatment services and recovery. The recommendations will be made available to Ministers in due course and will feed into wider Government work to tackle the serious harms caused by substance misuse, including through increasing access to services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/12/2020 14:26:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan