Schools: Substance Abuse Education Debate

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Schools: Substance Abuse Education

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Monday 2nd February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

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My noble friend makes a very good point. Attendance at school is, as I say, at an all-time high. However, this is one of the focuses of the troubled families programme, which has been so successful.

Lord Mawhinney Portrait Lord Mawhinney (Con)
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My Lords, bearing in mind my noble friend’s original Answer, does he have any concern that talking about “recreational drugs” might have the effect of undermining the Government’s very strong desire to deal with substance abuse?

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I agree with my noble friend—it is very unfortunate terminology—but I do not think that our determination is any different.

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