Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87603

Buprenorphine: Dorset

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with the Home Secretary of the potential merits of funding a wider rollout of long-acting Injectable Buprenorphine as a treatment option for people using opioids i

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department supports the provision of long-acting injectable buprenorphine as an option for those undergoing Opioid Substitution Treatment. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol treatment services according to local need,...

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