On 8 July 2025, there will be a Commons debate on alcohol and cancer. The debate will be led by Cat Smith MP. The Library will publish a briefing ahead of the debate.

On 8 July 2025, there will be a Commons debate on alcohol and cancer. The debate will be led by Cat Smith MP. The Library will publish a briefing ahead of the debate.

A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 1.30pm on 27 March on prevention of drugs deaths. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Jim Shannon MP.

A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 1.30pm on 27 March on prevention of drugs deaths. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Jim Shannon MP.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 4.00pm on 6 March on illegal drug use and organised crime. The debate will be opened by Gregory Campbell MP.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 4.00pm on 6 March on illegal drug use and organised crime. The debate will be opened by Gregory Campbell MP.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for Wednesday 18 January on the Government’s Alcohol Strategy (2012). The debate will be opened by Dan Carden MP.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for Wednesday 18 January on the Government’s Alcohol Strategy (2012). The debate will be opened by Dan Carden MP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on investing in innovative research and treatment as part of a holistic approach to the treatment of drug addiction since the publication of Dame Carol Black's Review of Drugs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on investing in innovative research and treatment as part of a holistic approach to the treatment of drug addiction since the publication of Dame Carol Black's Review of Drugs.

A debate on tackling drug crime in local communities will take place in Westminster Hall scheduled for Wednesday 20 April 2022, from 2:30pm. Marsha de Cordova MP will open the debate.

A debate on tackling drug crime in local communities will take place in Westminster Hall scheduled for Wednesday 20 April 2022, from 2:30pm. Marsha de Cordova MP will open the debate.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she had made of (a) the increased funding for drug treatment and wider recovery support recommended by Dame Carol Black in the Independent Review of Drugs published on 27 July 2021 and (b) the funding proposals in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she had made of (a) the increased funding for drug treatment and wider recovery support recommended by Dame Carol Black in the Independent Review of Drugs published on 27 July 2021 and (b) the funding proposals in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the recommendations of the Independent Review of Drugs by Dame Carol Black published on 27 July 2021, whether all of those recommendations have been adopted and included in the policy paper From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the recommendations of the Independent Review of Drugs by Dame Carol Black published on 27 July 2021, whether all of those recommendations have been adopted and included in the policy paper From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs...

My Lords, when we discuss the Government’s important new strategy on drugs, it is worth recalling the horrific statistics behind it. The cost to the economy is £20 billion just in England, but the human cost is what truly shocks us all. Drugs drive

nearly half of all homicides, and...

My Lords, when we discuss the Government’s important new strategy on drugs, it is worth recalling the horrific statistics behind it. The cost to the economy is £20 billion just in England, but the human cost is what truly shocks us all. Drugs drive

nearly half of all homicides, and...

My Lords, noble Lords will know that when you follow the Opposition Front Bench on a Statement you are concerned that you might have your thunder stolen, but as we are talking about drugs there was no danger of that today.

The Statement sets out the impact of the illegal drug...

My Lords, noble Lords will know that when you follow the Opposition Front Bench on a Statement you are concerned that you might have your thunder stolen, but as we are talking about drugs there was no danger of that today.

The Statement sets out the impact of the illegal drug...

My Lords—oh, I am so sorry.

My Lords—oh, I am so sorry.

I am looking forward to hearing from the noble Baroness; I think I know what she is going to say.

I will respond to the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick. On the impact—the question of what the problem is—I think most people would agree that illegal drugs inflict some...

I am looking forward to hearing from the noble Baroness; I think I know what she is going to say.

I will respond to the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick. On the impact—the question of what the problem is—I think most people would agree that illegal drugs inflict some...

My Lords, in the absence of any evidence-based drug policies in this country, which would include heroin treatment centres linked to staffed consumption rooms to tackle very effectively polydrug use and heroin use, and in the absence of readily available medical cannabis to about 1 million people who need it—I...

My Lords, in the absence of any evidence-based drug policies in this country, which would include heroin treatment centres linked to staffed consumption rooms to tackle very effectively polydrug use and heroin use, and in the absence of readily available medical cannabis to about 1 million people who need it—I...

I think that the noble Baroness knows, even before asking the question, that we do not intend to change the law. However, I thought that she might be quite pleased by the focus of one of the pillars, which is treatment and support for drug users. She will also not...

I think that the noble Baroness knows, even before asking the question, that we do not intend to change the law. However, I thought that she might be quite pleased by the focus of one of the pillars, which is treatment and support for drug users. She will also not...

My Lords, I will follow on from the contribution by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, reflecting on the long-term failure of decades of the so-called war on drugs. I imagine that the Minister is aware of the 2005 report from the Downing Street strategy unit. It concluded that, to have...

My Lords, I will follow on from the contribution by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, reflecting on the long-term failure of decades of the so-called war on drugs. I imagine that the Minister is aware of the 2005 report from the Downing Street strategy unit. It concluded that, to have...

May I finish answering the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher? We want to maintain the availability of needle and syringe programmes to prevent blood-borne infections and widen the availability of Naloxone to prevent overdose deaths. I do not know the document to which the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle,...

May I finish answering the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher? We want to maintain the availability of needle and syringe programmes to prevent blood-borne infections and widen the availability of Naloxone to prevent overdose deaths. I do not know the document to which the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle,...

My Lords, notwithstanding the complexity of the current crisis, as detailed by the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, I welcome this strategy. I have raised the matter of the severe cuts in services over the past decade since I led Addaction, a...

My Lords, notwithstanding the complexity of the current crisis, as detailed by the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, I welcome this strategy. I have raised the matter of the severe cuts in services over the past decade since I led Addaction, a...

My Lords, I agree most wholeheartedly. It is not about reinventing wheels but about seeing what works, and about what new interventions might help people to rebuild their lives. There is all this talk about decriminalisation, but drugs destroy lives—we have all seen those effects.

My Lords, I agree most wholeheartedly. It is not about reinventing wheels but about seeing what works, and about what new interventions might help people to rebuild their lives. There is all this talk about decriminalisation, but drugs destroy lives—we have all seen those effects.

I welcome the report and congratulate the Government on being prepared to set out a strategy. I can understand why some people are unhappy about part of it. Alcohol is quoted as the great place to go for a wonderful life with wonderful regulation and without all the consequential problems...

I welcome the report and congratulate the Government on being prepared to set out a strategy. I can understand why some people are unhappy about part of it. Alcohol is quoted as the great place to go for a wonderful life with wonderful regulation and without all the consequential problems...

Sorry, we need a full debate on this. My question is on the 12 steps. Will the Government commit themselves to apply them more fully than they have done in the past, and will they do a proper record of the work that is done and research on that?

Sorry, we need a full debate on this. My question is on the 12 steps. Will the Government commit themselves to apply them more fully than they have done in the past, and will they do a proper record of the work that is done and research on that?