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Buprenorphine

Commons · Question 31852 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the availability of Buvidal.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Mar 2025

Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, and this includes the provision of buprenorphine long-acting injections, including Buvidal. The Department funds local authorities to deliver drug and a...