§ 42. Mr. Richard Pageasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans for increasing collaboration between European Community countries at posts overseas in combating the drugs trade.
§ Mr. MellorOur posts keep closely in touch with their EC counterparts in the major drug-producing and trafficking countries. Following the recommendation of EC Ministers at their meeting on 20 October, posts in a number of countries have been asked to co-ordinate the preparation of joint assessments of their local drug situation and recommendations for further action by the twelve. As my reply to a question today to my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, East (Mr. Sayeed) indicates, work is well in hand to examine the scope for creating a co-ordinated network of EC drug liaison officers to monitor developments in producer countries.