Written Question·Home Office·UIN 982

Drugs: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing harm reduction centres for drug users.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
No recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing ‘harm reduction centres’ for drug users, including any implications for UK drug legislation. Such centres are sometimes referred to as drug consumption rooms or safer consumption fa...

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