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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

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

1491600

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 increase funding for substance misuse services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The cross-Government drugs strategy, ‘From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives’ is investing an additional £900 million over the next three years. This includes £780 million for the delivery of treatment and recovery services. This is addition to £148 million allocated for measures to reduce crime, including £80 million for drug treatment services in England in 2021/22 and funding for local authority drug and alcohol services through the annual Public Health Grant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 05/09/2022 11:56:25 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell