HC Deb 27 May 1966 vol 729 c173W
Mr. Ron Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the fact that drug trafficking among young people is increasing, if he will introduce legislation to empower local authorities to exercise control over coffee bars and similar places to prevent this.

Miss Bacon

My right hon. Friend does not have such a proposal in mind a t present, but he is studying the adequacy of the existing controls on the supply of drugs, and if my hon. Friend has detailed suggestions to make for curbing illicit traffic my right hon. Friend will be glad to consider them.