Buprenorphine: Hampshire
Commons · Question 114809 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Mar 2026
Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol treatment services according to local need, and this includes the provision of long-acting injectable buprenorphine.From 2026/27, all drug and alcohol treatment and recovery funding will...