HC Deb 04 December 1997 vol 302 c291W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the BMA's report on the therapeutic uses of cannabis; and if he will make a statement. [18560]

Mr. George Howarth

My right hon. Friend and I were sent copies of the report by the British Medical Association on 17 November with an invitation to comment, and we are currently studying the recommendations which relate to Home Office responsibilities in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health. When we respond, I shall place a copy of the reply in the Library.