HC Deb 22 February 1984 vol 54 c572W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress he is making in his review of the law in England and Wales relating to solvent abuse.

Mr. John Patten

I refer the right hon. Member to my reply on 15 December at c.581–582, to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Kent (Mr. Rowe) on the Government's conclusions following wide consultations on measures to tackle the problem of solvent misuse, and to the reply on 16 February at c. 292, by my right hon. and learned Friend, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test (Mr. Hill).