Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 26 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 February 1998. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour) on Friday, 6 February 1998 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what strategies he has put in place since 1st May 1997 to support successful local projects involving police, local government, schools and businesses aimed at curbing the activities of dealers in illegal drugs. (Combined with Question Nos 26301 and 26269 in bound volume).

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what strategies he has put in place since 1 May 1997 to support successful local projects involving police, local government, schools and businesses aimed at curbing the activities of dealers in illegal drugs. [26298] Mrs. Ann Taylor: I have been asked to reply. Since 1 May the Government have supported a range of existing activities against dealers through, for example, the Home Office Drug Prevention Initiative. The police service has always taken a leading role in the fight against drugs. To reinforce this the Home Secretary, on 4 November 1997, set as one of the key objectives for policing in 1998-99 "to target drug-related crime in partnership with other agencies". The police have already forged working relationships with other agencies to counter drug misuse and drug-related crime; this will encourage even more co-operation.

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