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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what research his Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned and (c) evaluated on the effectiveness of addressing drug-related offending by extending drug testing requirements from Class A to Class A and B drugs for those on licence and under the new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what research his Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned and (c) evaluated on the effectiveness of addressing drug-related offending by extending drug testing requirements from Class A to Class A and B drugs for those on licence and under the new...
At present drug tests under licence are paid for and administered by the National Offender Management Service but will, under the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, be delivered and paid for by providers of probation services from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The proposed extension of drug testing in the Offender Rehabilitation Bill gives the Secretary of State a discretionary power to impose a drug testing requirement on offenders released from custody. The Government will provide guidance but it will be for the individual providers to decide when and how frequently to test offenders.
There will be costs associated with breaching offenders who test positive for drugs following the extension of drug testing requirements. It is not known which offenders providers will choose to test. The Offender Rehabilitation Bill impact assessment provided an illustrative scenario where 10% of offenders released from custody are tested, which would be around 9,000 offenders per year. It is estimated that this could result in around 1,000 recalls to custody per year, at a cost of around £1 million per year but this has to be seen in the wider context of the savings made by reductions in reoffending.
(2) what estimate he has made of the costs arising from the extension of drug testing requirements for those on licence and under the new supervision period from Class A to Class A and B drugs; and what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate drug service provision to...
(2) what estimate he has made of the costs arising from the extension of drug testing requirements for those on licence and under the new supervision period from Class A to Class A and B drugs; and what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate drug service provision to...
At present drug tests under licence are paid for and administered by the National Offender Management Service but will, under the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, be delivered and paid for by providers of probation services from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The proposed extension of drug testing in the Offender Rehabilitation Bill gives the Secretary of State a discretionary power to impose a drug testing requirement on offenders released from custody. The Government will provide guidance but it will be for the individual providers to decide when and how frequently to test offenders.
There will be costs associated with breaching offenders who test positive for drugs following the extension of drug testing requirements. It is not known which offenders providers will choose to test. The Offender Rehabilitation Bill impact assessment provided an illustrative scenario where 10% of offenders released from custody are tested, which would be around 9,000 offenders per year. It is estimated that this could result in around 1,000 recalls to custody per year, at a cost of around £1 million per year but this has to be seen in the wider context of the savings made by reductions in reoffending.
(2) whether his Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned, (c) evaluated any research suggesting a correlation between offending behaviour and cannabis use; and whether such research informed his decision to extend drug testing requirements from Class A to Class A and B drugs for those on licence and under the...
(2) whether his Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned, (c) evaluated any research suggesting a correlation between offending behaviour and cannabis use; and whether such research informed his decision to extend drug testing requirements from Class A to Class A and B drugs for those on licence and under the...
The extension of drug testing under licence to Class A and Class B drugs is designed to assess how the offender is complying with their licence and supervision conditions and support efforts to reduce reoffending. This has been informed by the Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction study which shows that 61% of offenders who reported using Class A drugs in the four weeks before custody reoffended, compared with 48% of those who reported using Class B and/or C drugs in the four weeks before custody, and 39% who had not used drugs in the four weeks before custody. In comparison, 30% of those who had never used drugs reoffended.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there has been a delay in publication of an evaluation framework for the national drugs strategy; and what the nature of any such delay is.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there has been a delay in publication of an evaluation framework for the national drugs strategy; and what the nature of any such delay is.
[holding answer 29 October 2013]: The publication of the Drug Strategy Evaluation Framework has been delayed to enable publication alongside the second Annual Review. This will provide an overall update on progress towards delivering the 2010 Drug Strategy. Both the Evaluation Framework and Annual Review will be published shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish an evaluation framework for the National Drugs Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish an evaluation framework for the National Drugs Strategy.
[holding answer 28 October 2013]: The Drug Strategy Evaluation Framework is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the National Audit Office on the completion and publication of the Drugs Strategy Evaluation Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the National Audit Office on the completion and publication of the Drugs Strategy Evaluation Framework.
[holding answer 28 October 2013]: The Home Secretary and Ministers in her Department have not had any discussions with the National Audit Office (NAO) about the completion or publication of the Drug Strategy Evaluation Framework. NAO have asked for updates on progress towards publication, which have been provided by officials in the Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's drugs strategy in achieving its overarching aims of (a) reducing illicit and other harmful drug use and (b) increasing the numbers recovering from dependence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's drugs strategy in achieving its overarching aims of (a) reducing illicit and other harmful drug use and (b) increasing the numbers recovering from dependence.
[holding answer 15 October 2013]: We are currently developing our approach to evaluating the 2010 Drug Strategy and this will include an assessment of its effectiveness and value for money in achieving its overarching aims.
We currently monitor trends on drug use using the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and trends on the numbers recovering from dependence using the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS). The 2012-13 CSEW shows drug use is now at its lowest level since measurement began in 1996 and the 2011-12 NDTMS shows increasing numbers are leaving treatment free of dependency.
Further information on the 2012-13 CSEW can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-findings-from-the-2012-to-2013-csew/drug-misuse-findings-from-the-2012-to-2013-crime-survey-for-england-and-wales
Further information on the 2011-12 NDTMS can be found at:
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/statisticsfromndtms201112vol1thenumbersfinal.pdf
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the next review of the Government's drug strategy Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life, will be conducted; and whether the terms of reference will be the same as those used in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the next review of the Government's drug strategy Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life, will be conducted; and whether the terms of reference will be the same as those used in...
[holding answer 15 October 2013]: The first annual review of the Government’s Drug Strategy ‘Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life’ was published on 17 May 2012. The second drug strategy annual review has been conducted, using the same terms of reference as those used in the first review. We are aiming to publish the document in the near future.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the global war on drugs;
[120435]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the global war on drugs;
[120435]
[holding answer 11 September 2012]: The Home Department has not made any formal assessment of the impact of any global drug policies. This includes the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and what is referred to as the Global War on Drugs.
(2) whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in achieving its stated aims.
[120436]
Mr Ainsworth:
(2) whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in achieving its stated aims.
[120436]
Mr Ainsworth:
[holding answer 11 September 2012]: The Home Department has not made any formal assessment of the impact of any global drug policies. This includes the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and what is referred to as the Global War on Drugs.
(2) pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2012, Official Report, column 654W, on drugs: misuse, when her Department plans to update its estimate of the size of the illicit drug market in the UK.
[120480]
Mr Ainsworth:
(2) pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2012, Official Report, column 654W, on drugs: misuse, when her Department plans to update its estimate of the size of the illicit drug market in the UK.
[120480]
Mr Ainsworth:
The Home Office is currently working to update its estimate of the social and economic cost of organised crime. This will include an update of the estimated size of the illicit drug market in the UK and the estimated proportion of acquisitive crimes committed in relation to the consumption of illegal drugs.
This work is expected to be completed in the autumn of 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of the size of the illicit drug market in the UK.
[117367]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of the size of the illicit drug market in the UK.
[117367]
[holding answer 16 July 2012]: The most recent estimate by the Home Office of the size of the UK illicit drugs market was published in 2006. It estimated the value of the UK illicit drug market at between £4 billion to £6.6 billion for the reference year 2003-04.
Source:
Reference: Pudney et al. (2006) 'Estimating the size of the UK illicit drug market' In Singleton, N. et al. (eds.) 'Measuring different aspects of problem drug use: methodological developments'. Home Office Online Report 16/06):
http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/rdsolr1606.pdf
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned and (c) evaluated on the (i) legislation and regulation and (ii) decriminalisation of controlled substances.
[115826]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned and (c) evaluated on the (i) legislation and regulation and (ii) decriminalisation of controlled substances.
[115826]
[holding answer 9 July 2012]: The Home Office has not (a) produced, (b) commissioned or (c) evaluated any research on the (i) legislation and regulation and (ii) decriminalisation of controlled substances. The Home Office regularly receives expert advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on current provisions under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to undertake a statistical analysis to establish the effectiveness of the 2010 Drugs Strategy in (a) reducing demand and (b) restricting supply of illicit drugs.
[114771]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to undertake a statistical analysis to establish the effectiveness of the 2010 Drugs Strategy in (a) reducing demand and (b) restricting supply of illicit drugs.
[114771]
[holding answer 2 July 2012]: The Home Office is committed to undertaking an evaluation of the effectiveness and value for money of the 2010 Drug Strategy. A document setting out the approach to the evaluation will be published in autumn 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has set terms of reference for the annual review of the 2010 Drugs Strategy; and whether she plans to publish the findings of the review.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has set terms of reference for the annual review of the 2010 Drugs Strategy; and whether she plans to publish the findings of the review.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who will (a) lead and (b) participate in the annual review of the Government's 2010 Drugs Strategy; and what timescale she has set for the review to be conducted;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who will (a) lead and (b) participate in the annual review of the Government's 2010 Drugs Strategy; and what timescale she has set for the review to be conducted;
(2) whether the annual review of the 2010 Drugs Strategy will be carried out on a cross-departmental basis.
(2) whether the annual review of the 2010 Drugs Strategy will be carried out on a cross-departmental basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department has (a) undertaken or (b) evaluated research on (i) harm caused by drugs and (ii) harm caused by the criminalisation of drugs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department has (a) undertaken or (b) evaluated research on (i) harm caused by drugs and (ii) harm caused by the criminalisation of drugs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which voluntary organisations working to prevent drug misuse her Department funded in 2010-11; and how much funding was provided in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which voluntary organisations working to prevent drug misuse her Department funded in 2010-11; and how much funding was provided in each case.
| Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisation | Positive Futures project | Positive Futures grant allocation for 2010-11 (£) |
| Arsenal In The Community | Islington | 78,762 |
| Aston Football Club | Birmingham Aston | 36,500 |
| Brentford FC Community Sports Trust | Ealing | 75,000 |
| Catch22 | Birmingham Kings Norton | 58,000 |
| Catch22 | Mansfield and Ashfield | 37,500 |
| Catch22 | Nottingham Radford and Hyson Green | 35,000 |
| Catch22 | Southampton | 31,500 |
| Catch22 | Southwark | 100,942 |
| Catch22 | Suffolk | 93,450 |
| Catch22 | Wolverhampton | 58,000 |
| Charlton Athletic Community Trust | Bexley | 49,750 |
| Charlton Athletic Community Trust | Dartford and Gravesham | 42,203 |
| Chelsea Football in the Community | Wandsworth Chelsea | 43,964 |
| Colchester United Community Sports Trust | Tendring | 49,532 |
| Community Action | North Devon | 58,000 |
| Community Voluntary Group | Liverpool North | 77,175 |
| Corner House Youth Project | Stockton | 50,096 |
| Cranstoun Drug Services | Wandsworth Roehampton | 43,964 |
| Doncaster Community Arts | Doncaster DARTS | 45,000 |
| Fairbridge Greater Manchester | Salford | 83,744 |
| Fairbridge North Manchester | Rochdale | 79,966 |
| Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) | Sheffield | 63,500 |
| Great Yarmouth Sport and Leisure Trust | Great Yarmouth | 31,500 |
| Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan Limited | Preston | 31,500 |
| Groundwork West Midlands | Birmingham Handsworth | 31,500 |
| Gymnation | Gloucester | 42,500 |
| Hoop Dreams | Teesside | 29,750 |
| Joint Activities and Motor Education Service | Bradford Keighley | 80,370 |
| Lambeth Community Programme | Lambeth | 72,000 |
| Lancashire Sport Partnership | East Lancashire | 49,065 |
| Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme | Barking and Dagenham | 31,200 |
| Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme | Hackney | 83,264 |
| Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme | Newham | 58,500 |
| Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme | Tower Hamlets | 65,000 |
| Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme | Waltham Forest | 80,000 |
| Lifeline Calderdale | Calderdale | 82,053 |
| Local Leagues Limited | Birmingham Sparkbrook | 42,500 |
| London Active Communities | Brent | 45,099 |
| London Active Communities | Sutton | 35,000 |
| Millwall Community Scheme Limited | Lewisham | 44,775 |
| Nacro | Corby | 55,500 |
| Nacro | Leicester | 36,550 |
| Nacro | South Bedfordshire | 32,400 |
| Nacro | Walsall | 35,458 |
| Notting Hill Housing Trust | Hammersmith and Fulham | 49,104 |
| Pertemps Coachright | Sandwell | 48,000 |
| Portsmouth Football Club Sports and Education Foundation | Portsmouth | 58,000 |
| Riverside Youth Trust | Bristol Central | 68,681 |
| Sporting Futures | Derby | 35,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur Foundation | Haringey Sports | 40,000 |
| Toxteth Tigers | Liverpool Toxteth | 40,100 |
| Treyla | Penzance | 58,000 |
| Youth Moves | Bristol Knowle and Filwood | 83,455 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) problematic and (b) non-problematic users of (i) alcohol, (ii) tobacco, (iii) cannabis, (iv) ecstasy, (v) heroine, (vi) cocaine, (vii) crack cocaine, (viii) LSD and (ix) amphetamines in each of the last 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) problematic and (b) non-problematic users of (i) alcohol, (ii) tobacco, (iii) cannabis, (iv) ecstasy, (v) heroine, (vi) cocaine, (vii) crack cocaine, (viii) LSD and (ix) amphetamines in each of the last 10...
| Average weekly alcohol consumption among adults aged 16 or over in England | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None last year | Up to 21 units (men) and 14 units (women) | More than 21 units (men) and 14 units (women) | ||
| 2005 | Percentage | 15 | 59 | 26 |
| Number (million) | 6.0 | 24.1 | 10.7 | |
| 2006 | Percentage | 14 | 60 | 25 |
| Number (million) | 5.8 | 24.8 | 10.4 | |
| 2007 | Percentage | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Number (million) | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2008 | Percentage | 15 | 62 | 23 |
| Number (million) | 6.4 | 25.7 | 9.7 | |
| 2009 | Percentage | 16 | 62 | 22 |
| Number (million) | 6.7 | 26.0 | 9.4 | |
| Note: | ||||
| Figures are not available for 2007. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Office for National Statistics, General Household Survey 2005-2006 and General Lifestyle Survey 2008-2009. |
| Amount drunk on heaviest drinking day in the last week by adults aged 16 or over in England | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drank nothing last week | Up to 8 units (men) and 6 units (women) | More than 8 units (men) and 6 units (women) | ||
| 2005 | Percentage | 35 | 46 | 19 |
| Number (million) | 14.3 | 18.8 | 7.7 | |
| 2006 | Percentage | 36 | 45 | 19 |
| Number (million) | 14.9 | 18.5 | 7.7 | |
| 2007 | Percentage | 35 | 45 | 20 |
| Number (million) | 14.7 | 18.5 | 8.3 | |
| 2008 | Percentage | 37 | 45 | 18 |
| Number (million) | 15.5 | 18.8 | 7.5 | |
| 2009 | Percentage | 38 | 45 | 16 |
| Number (million) | 16.2 | 19.0 | 6.9 | |
| Source: | ||||
| Office for National Statistics, General Household Survey 2005-2007 and General Lifestyle Survey 2008-2009. |
| Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of drugs in the last year, 2000 to 2009-10 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |
| Any cocaine | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Powder cocaine | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Crack cocaine | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0,2 |
| Ecstasy | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1,6 |
| LSD | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0,2 |
| Heroin | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Any amphetamine | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Amphetamines | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Methamphetamine | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Cannabis | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Note: | ||||||||||
| From 2001-02 the British Crime Survey moved to reporting on a financial year basis. | ||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||
| Drug misuse declared: findings from the 2009-10 British Crime Survey. |