Mr. DaIyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his oral answer of 27102W October 1997, Official Report, column 574, which department will be responsible for the campaign against drug misuse in Scotland.[15764]
§ Mr. GalbraithI have been asked to reply.
As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department indicated in his reply of 27 October, the Scottish Executive will assume the current responsibilities of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Advocate. The reply made it clear that these responsibilities would include drug misuse issues such as health, treatment and education and enforcement of drug misuse legislation in Scotland. Responsibilities on education would cover advertising and prevention campaigns on drug misuse.