Written Question·Home Office·UIN 23900

Drugs: Misuse

Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of overdose prevention units on drug users.

Answer

Chris Philp
No recent assessment has been made of the impact of drug consumption rooms, sometimes referred to as overdose prevention centres, on drug users.The Government does not support drug consumption rooms. We have been clear that we have concerns about the pote...

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