Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, or are planning to take, to increase access to talking therapies and other non-pharmacological management strategies for substance misuse.

Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need for substance misuse treatment and commissioning a range of services and interventions, including psychosocial interventions, to meet that need.

Public Health England has published a range of guidance and toolkits online to support local areas in increasing the provision of effective psychosocial interventions.