§ 9. Mr. PickthallTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools have anti-drug education policies. [139183]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyA survey conducted by the Office for Standards in Education of some 30 local education authorities indicates that 75 per cent. of primary and 93 per cent. of secondary schools have policies on drug education. This compares with 61 per cent. of primary and 86 per cent. of secondary schools in 1997.
While this is a significant improvement we are working to encourage all schools to have such policies. We aim to ensure that a 100 per cent. of secondary schools have policies in place within two years.