§ 39. Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is in a position to report on the progress his Department's advertising campaign is making towards warning families of the perils of drug misuse.
§ Mr. John PattenI refer my hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs' reply to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Fylde (Sir E. Gardner) on 28 March at column273.
§ 42. Mr. Ashbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to warn the public about the dangers of drug misuse.
§ Mr. John PattenUnder the auspices of the ministerial group on the misuse of drugs the Department is engaged in a broad based campaign of information and education to discourage drug misuse, and particularly heroin misuse. On the details of the campaign and related initiatives I 113W would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Mr. Murphy) on 18 March at columns 376–8. The second stage of the campaign will now come towards the end of May.