Driving under Influence: Drugs
Question
Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2025, to Question 77644, on THINK! Campaign, what is the budgeted spending on publicity on drug driving in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26, and whether such expenditure has been revised following the July 2024 savings.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe budgeted spend on publicity on drug driving is below:
| Total spend to date | Total budgeted spend |
FY 2024/25 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
FY 2025/26 | £486,724.76 | £1,830,000 |
The increased expenditure for 2025/26 reflects the launch of a new THINK! marketing campaign to raise awareness on drug driving, in response to the increasing trend of collisions involving a driver impaired by drugs. Following the reduction in overall budget, the decision has been made to prioritise budget to focus on issues and audiences where we can have the greatest impact.