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Drugs: Research

Commons · Question 128850 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' report, Barriers to Research Part 2: Schedule 1 Controlled Drugs, published on 16 July 2025, what progress her

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Apr 2026

The Government responded to ACMD recommendations on reducing barriers to clinical research with Schedule 1 drugs in July 2025. A cross-government officials group is in place and is developing the policy and has engaged with other departments, agencies, st...