Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Friday, 23 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 November 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to visit (a) Switzerland and (b) the Netherlands to study their illegal drug use reduction policies.

Answer: Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to visit (a) Switzerland and (b) the Netherlands to study their illegal drug use reduction policies. [56915] Mr. George Howarth: My right hon. Friend has no present plans to visit either Switzerland or the Netherlands to discuss drugs policies. Home Office officials are, however, in regular contact with their counterparts responsible for drug use reduction policies in those countries, through the Council of Europe and, in the case of the Netherlands, the European Union.

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