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Proceeding contribution from Patricia Ferguson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 October 2025. It occurred during Backbench debate and Select Committee statement on Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility.


Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility

To be perfectly frank, I cannot answer the hon. Member’s question because we did not take evidence on the situation elsewhere in the UK and were particularly focused on Scotland, as one would expect of the Scottish Affairs Committee. It may be that the prosecutorial discretion that the Lord Advocate has offered is something that others wish to look to, but whether or not the law in England and Wales would allow that is not for me to say because I genuinely do not know.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
773 c112 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Cost effectiveness Licensing Drugs Exemptions Facilities Glasgow Misuse Safety Scotland
Legislation
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk