HC Deb 16 January 2001 vol 361 c176W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will publish the conclusion of studies of the outcomes of anti-drugs schemes in schools, indicating the proportions that resulted in(a) a reduction of drug use, (b) an increase in drug use and (c) no change. [145784]

Marjorie Mowlam

There are at present no such studies awaiting publication. The Government have agreed to commission a long-term study on the impact of drug education. This will begin shortly and will be a joint project between the DfEE/DH/HO and UKADCU. The study will help the development of a UK evidence base as part of the UK Anti Drugs Strategy. The study will look at which types of educational input, and factors such as socio/economic cultural and span of education, have most impact on influencing behaviour.