The simple answer is yes. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why we cannot possibly be expected to accept every single recommendation from every advisory body. The important point is that we treat those recommendations seriously, and respect that advice, not whether we reject them.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 November 2009.
It occurred during Urgent question on Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
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