Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

(asked on 18th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of personal, social, health and economic education in reducing the risk of drug and alcohol use; and what steps she is taking to improve that effectiveness.


Answered by
Andrea Leadsom Portrait
Andrea Leadsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 8th January 2024

The Department for Education is currently evaluating the delivery of the compulsory relationships, sex and health education curriculum. This includes drug and alcohol education, as well as a focus on mental wellbeing and other factors which can contribute to reducing the risk of drug and alcohol use. The findings and recommendations will inform progress towards our drug strategy commitment that all children and young people are provided with effective high-quality education to prevent future drug and alcohol use.

Reticulating Splines