HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 c534W
Paul Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the penalties for(a) possession and (b) use of heroin. [162180]

Caroline Flint

There are no current plans to amend the penalties for the possession of heroin. While the possession of heroin is a criminal offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, use or consumption of the drug is not.