§ Baroness Anelay of St. Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have reconsidered their view on the criminalisation of Quat use as a consequence of publication of the Home Office Drugs Prevention Initiative Research Paper 26 Quat use in London. [HL3880]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThere is little evidence that the use of quat is having, or is capable of having, harmful effects sufficient to constitute a social problem in the United Kingdom, the criterion for controlling drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The publicationQuat use in London does not alter that assessment, and we have no plans to bring the plant under the controls of the Act, but we will keep it under review.