Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Williamson and Lord Herbert of South Downs

Tuesday 28th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Nick Herbert]

I welcome my hon. Friend’s comments. The good news is that in April this year the Department of Health assumed responsibility for funding all drug treatments in prison and in the community. That joint commissioning of services by the health and criminal justice agencies will facilitate a more co-ordinated approach. We must move to programmes that ensure that we are dealing with the problem properly and getting people off drugs, not simply maintaining them, as has too often been the case in the past.

[Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab)]

18. Which organisations his Department has consulted on reforms to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and the scheme for compensating victims of overseas terrorism.