§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the President of the Council what258W criteria will be applied to assess the efficiency of the work of the Drugs Tsar in respect of (a) prisons, (b) raves, (c) schools and (d) the use of illegal drugs by those who have MS. [13806]
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorThe immediate priorities for Keith Hellawell—the recently appointed UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator—will be to review existing action against drug misuse, and then, as soon as possible, submit proposals to Ministers to develop the strategy to tackle drugs problems through effective enforcement, prevention, education and treatment. In drawing up his proposals, Mr. Hellawell will assess the effectiveness of the work currently being undertaken, which will help focus future efforts against drug misuse. The new strategy will contain objectives against which the Government's progress can be assessed.