Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal drug (a) use and (b) dealing in market towns.

The Government recognises the considerable impact of drug use and dealing on individuals, families and communities across the country, and tackling this is a vital part of our missions to deliver safer streets and improve health outcomes.

That is why we are taking a collaborative, cross-government approach to drugs at a national level. We are dedicated to driving down drug-related harms through prevention and treatment, while acting quickly to stop the criminals peddling these harmful substances.

Local drugs partnerships across England provide a whole-system, multi-agency response from police, probation, public health, the NHS and other local partners.