§ 20. Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for extending collaboration on anti-drugs work with other member states of the Council of Europe and the European Community.
§ Mr. Douglas HurdOn 20 October I chaired a meeting of EC Ministers which adopted a seven-point plan to step up the fight against the drugs problem. At the ministerial meeting on 9 December we pursued in particular the possibilities of intensified co-operation between European drug liaison officers in Third-world countries. In January, under United Kingdom chairmanship, Ministers of the Council of Europe's Pompidou group will be meeting in London in order to exchange views about current developments in the drugs field and to agree upon a programme of work for the group to pursue in the next two to three years. We shall seek to ensure that the programme is both constructive and realistic and that it serves to improve the already high level of co-operation on drugs matters in western Europe.