Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the funding recommendation in part 2 of the Government’s Independent Review of Drugs by Dame Carol Black.

The Government is committed to tackling substance misuse and working with Dame Carol Black to ensure high quality services are in place to support people dependent on drugs.

On 27 July we published an initial response to Part 1 and Part 2 of Dame Carol Black’s review, outlining the urgent action needed to turn the tide on drug-related deaths and get more people access to higher quality services. As part of this response, the government committed to publishing a new drug strategy which will respond in full to Dame Carol’s recommendations.

The strategy will build on the £148m package the Government announced in January, which included £80m for drug treatment services right across England. The strategy will present our whole of government approach to drive down drug supply and demand, including support for people through treatment and recovery.