Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Monday, 12 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 September 2016. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.
Khat
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the ban on khat.
- Answer
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Khat was controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in 2014.
The 2015/16 Crime Survey England and Wales found that 0.06% of adults aged 16 to 59 in the general population had used khat in the last year, equivalent to around 20,000 people. This is similar to 2014/15 (0.05%) but a statistically significant fall compared with 0.2% in the previous two survey years when khat was measured (2010/11 and 2011/12).
We will continue to monitor the situation in relation to khat as appropriate, including through recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Our approach to drugs remains clear: we must prevent drug use in our communities and help dependent individuals to recover, while ensuring our drugs laws are enforced.
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- 45860
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Khat
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