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Written Question
Drugs: Misuse
Wednesday 13th December 2017

Asked by: Lord Mackinlay of Richborough (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 113472, for what reasons the period from April 2010 to March 2013 was excluded from the total amount of money from the public purse spent on Talk to Frank since its creation.

Answered by Steve Brine

The Talk to FRANK service is currently operated by Public Health England (PHE), and the information supplied in response to Question 113472 was drawn from PHE financial records.

During the period April 2010 to March 2013, the Talk to FRANK service was operated jointly by the Home Office and the Department of Health.

In the 2017 report ‘An evaluation of the Government’s Drug Strategy 2010’, the Government spend on media and information activity under the Drug Strategy 2010, 2010/11 to 2014/15 (including on FRANK) is provided on page 73:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628100/Drug_Strategy_Evaluation.PDF

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the human and financial costs of drug addiction.

This is an expansive subject, with a huge number of facets, and is covered by a huge amount of UK and international data. Pleasingly, two Members raised drugs issues at Prime Minister’s questions …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"The hon. Gentleman highlights one of the key tenets of my speech. I am most concerned about death rates.

I thank the Library for its diligent service; it is an invaluable source of information. I also received information from Smart Approaches to Marijuana, or SAM, a US agency that has …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. She has put that issue on the record, and I am sure the Minister will address it later. I will provide some data for Wales that may assist her.

My concerns are somewhat summed up by that old adage, which is usually …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"The hon. Gentleman is right. I have an expansive speech to make, which I think will cover all the issues well. Perhaps he would like to come back in with those points later.

I chair the all-party parliamentary group on the harmful effects of cannabis on developing brains and have …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"My hon. Friend makes a good point. We in the judiciary often feel that we put people in prison as a last resort and hope that that is a place where they may seek relief from drugs and get the treatment they need. However, all too often we hear of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman: I feel there is a false economy in cutting that type of service. Obviously, they are the sorts of services where we cannot always see what sort of bang we are getting for the pound spent, because the savings come about …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"The hon. Gentleman will hear that in my conclusion...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"I am sure that, as any of these debates progress, there is often a clarion call: “Let’s just liberalise. Let’s just legalise.” I am very pleased that, from what I have heard so far from the Government, they have no intention of doing that, and I massively support them. Drugs …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Drug Addiction

"Again, if the hon. Gentleman will hold on for a moment, I will address that point. Where we have big experience areas such as Colorado and Washington, we have not seen just a stabilisation, reduction or more sensible use. We have seen increased rates and an increase in deaths and …..."
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