HC Deb 08 July 1992 vol 211 c228W
Mr. Hanson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans her Department has to monitor the incidence of solvent and volatile substance misuse;

(2) what are the Government's targets for the reductions of mortalities and incidence of solvent and volatile substance misuse; and how her Department intends to achieve them.

Dr. Mawhinney

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is currently looking at the whole area of solvent and volatile substance misuse. We will consider in the light of its recommendations, what further steps need to be taken with the aim of reducing the incidence of and mortalities from solvent misuse. We hope that increased parental awareness of the problem following the Government's recent publicity campaign will help to play a part in reducing incidence.