Written questions

Drugs: Crime

Commons · Question 69832 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of harm reduction policies on levels of drug-related crime.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 2 Sep 2025

The Government is determined to tackle drug harms and drug-driven crime. This includes investment in drug treatment and wider healthcare services, support for those recovering from drug dependence, enforcement to tackle drugs supply overseas, at the borde...