§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is in a position to announce the membership of the All Wales Committee on Drug Misuse, its aims and the date of its first meeting.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonI have today announced the names of the 21 members of the All Wales Committee on Drug Misuse. The names and details of each member are contained in a press notice which I have placed in the Library.
The committee will be concerned with the development of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services in response to the growing menace of drug misuse. The aims of the committee will be to keep under review the extent and nature of drug and solvent misuse in Wales; to help to disseminate good practice throughout Wales by advising statutory and voluntary local providers of service; and to suggest appropriate all-Wales responses to the problems identified. The membership, which is drawn from all over Wales, has a broad base of interests and includes a wide range of expertise and experience. I will inaugurate the committee on 4 December, when it will hold its first meeting.