Buprenorphine: Hampshire
Commons · Question 114814 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote the use of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) sentencing decisions in cases involving opioid abuse ii) prison-release pathways in Hampshire.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 3 Mar 2026
Treatment and clinical prescribing decisions are the responsibility of services commissioned by NHS in prisons and local authority service providers in the community.Responsibility for continuity of care for prison leavers, including access to medications...