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Synthetic Opioids Taskforce

Commons · Question 20018 · Tabled 13 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Philp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Minister in her Department has chaired a meeting of the synthetic opioids taskforce; and how many times that taskforce has met since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 18 Dec 2024

Ministers are prioritising the risk of synthetic opioids as part of the wider long-term drug strategy. The Synthetic Opioids Taskforce is chaired by the Director General of the Public Safety Group at the Home Office on behalf of the Minister. The Taskforc...