Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 19 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 November 2001. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 26 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance has been issued to schools on the best way of informing students of the problems of tobacco, drugs and alcohol addictions; and if she will make a statement. - Inc ref to guidance documents by DFES and Drug Scope. DFES has also announced drug, alcohol and tobacco education training package for teachers that we will deliver as part of the drug strategy to achieve the target to halve the number of young people using illegal drugs by 2010. Guidance to support this package is available on DFES website at www.dfes.gov.uk/lea/guidance/drugs alcohol tobacco.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance has been issued to schools on the best way of informing students of the problems of tobacco, drug and alcohol addictions; and if she will make a statement. [16872] Mr. Ivan Lewis: [holding answer 22 November 2001]: DfES guidance Circular number 4/95 sets out the statutory position on drug education in schools and was supplemented by the guidance "Protecting Young People" (1998) which gives detailed advice on how to deliver drug education effectively. To further support schools, in partnership with the Department of Health, the DfES commissioned DrugScope (formerly the Standing Conference On Drug Abuse) to produce three further guidance documents for schools, "The Right Approach", "The Right Response", and "The Right Choice". On 16 October we also announced details of a £1 million drug, alcohol and tobacco education training package for teachers that we will deliver as part of the drug strategy to achieve the target to halve the number of young people using illegal drugs by 2010. Guidance to support this package is available on the DfES website at www.dfes.gov.uk/lea/guidance/drugs alcohol tobacco.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 16872; 375 c599-600W;375 c601-2W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Alcoholism Drugs Health education Publications Pupils Misuse Schools Tobacco Smoking
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