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1680755

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 harm reduction units for the use of drug taking in a safe environment.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The term ‘harm reduction units for the use of drug taking in a safe environment’ refers to what are often more commonly known as Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs).</p><p>The Government does not support DCRs. We have been clear that we have concerns about the potential for these facilities to appear to condone drug use and to encourage the continued illicit supply of drugs. They will not be introduced in England and Wales. While we remain open to considering any new evidence, the evidence available to date has informed the current policy position.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/01/2024 17:42:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1675121

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was provided to Blue Blight Commercial as part of Operation Safeguard.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>BlueLight Commercial is company that is owned by the policing sector. It was set up to provide commercial expertise and assistance to policing and assist forces in identifying and making efficiency savings.</p><p>The Government have not provided specific funding to BlueLight Commercial for their work on Operation Safeguard. BlueLight Commercial have direct arrangements with the policing sector to cover administrative costs they have incurred for the work they have delivered.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/12/2023 12:48:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1659479

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 impact of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 on the (a) workload of and (b) resources available to police forces.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	198588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has undertaken an assessment of the potential impacts of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which will ban nitrous oxide, on the police, courts and prison systems.</p><p>The impact assessment is published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukdsi%2F2023%2F9780348251258%2Fimpacts&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSam.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce8c7adac0e5b40b1d61808dbb38dbb70%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638301193534295339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ccDTXiTVRZotore7Fq%2B3lUbYYlZqd2xxt%2FInW1cj4rw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 - Impact Assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 198603 question first answered 18/09/2023 10:28:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1643600

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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 on effectiveness of the Additional drug and alcohol treatment funding allocations 2022 to 2023 in supporting universal drug treatment.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government published a 10-year drug strategy which committed an additional £532 million of funding over three years for drug and alcohol treatment services. Evaluations assessing the delivery, impact, and value for money of the overall investment as well as specific treatment and recovery programmes will be completed by Autumn 2025.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/06/2023 16:01:12 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1643136

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' Part 2 report on Barriers to Research commission, published 12th December 2022, when her Department received a draft copy of the report; when she expects the final document to be published; and for what reasons her Department received an advance draft copy.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	188448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has not received an advance draft of the ACMD’s barriers to research – part 2 report. I look forward to receiving the ACMD’s advice on this important topic.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/06/2023 14:30:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1642216

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on Part 2 review on barriers to research affecting Schedule 1 drugs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	187906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>As the ACMD is an independent Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), sponsored by the Home Office, the timings concerning its report on Barriers to Research is a matter for the ACMD.</p><p>I expect to receive an update from the ACMD in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/06/2023 15:49:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1627764

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 review the drug classification of (a) monkey dust and (b) other synthetic cathinones.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	185010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>On 10 May 2023, I commissioned the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to conduct an updated harms assessment of synthetic cathinones, currently class B, including those sold under the street name ‘monkey dust’. I have asked that this assessment includes consideration of whether certain synthetic cathinones are significantly more harmful than others and may therefore merit a separate approach in terms of classification.</p><p>The Government has a statutory duty to consult the ACMD prior to making any changes to classification under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Once their report is published, I will carefully consider the ACMD’s expert advice to inform the Government’s decision on how best to tackle misuse of these drugs, including the appropriate classification.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/05/2023 15:56:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1606606

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	904349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified. Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/03/2023 15:50:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1606607

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	904357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified.</p><p>Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/03/2023 15:49:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1603513

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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 funding his Department is allocating to support research on how to reduce the use of recreational drugs.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	163803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department of funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including recreational drugs, it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. In September 2022, the Department and the Joint Combating Drugs Unit, in partnership with NIHR, launched a £5 million innovation fund to reduce demand for illicit substances. The fund will be run in three phases, phase one will focus on the development of potential interventions, phase two on testing and evaluation of these interventions, and phase three on scale up of interventions that are evaluated as effective in phase two.</p><p>On 8 March 2023 the Department announced £734,000 funding to support five projects through phase one.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/03/2023 16:51:27 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight