Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114809

Buprenorphine: Hampshire

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol treatment services according to local need, and this includes the provision of long-acting injectable buprenorphine.From 2026/27, all drug and alcohol treatment and recovery funding will...

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