Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 2021 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Monday, 5 July 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.

Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Misuse

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11460, if she will ask the ACMD to advise whether alcohol and tobacco should be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; and for what reasons her Department makes a distinction between alcohol and tobacco and controlled drugs when there is no provision in the MDA that specifically excludes legally regulated drugs such as alcohol and tobacco.

Answer: We have no plans to control alcohol or tobacco under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and no plans to commission advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on this matter. Parliament considered arguments about their inclusion at the time of the Bill’s passage, including the reasons for the distinction between them and controlled drugs. Alcohol is regulated under the Licensing Act 2003 in England and Wales and tobacco is regulated under The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 24874
Session: 2021-22
Related items: Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Misuse
Thursday, 10 June 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared: Yes
Subjects: Alcoholic drinks Misuse Tobacco
Legislation: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk