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...