Dangerous Drugs

I do not agree that the amendment is tinkering; it is an important measure, as I will outline in ...

I thank the Minister for clearly outlining the Government’s intentions. The amendment deals very ...

Yes, I can provide that assurance. I will expand on this later, but those who are using nitrous o...

I knew that the Minister was going to bring up Portland at some point. There has been a clarion c...

Well, if we look at the centre of San Francisco at the moment, it is not a very happy sight. The ...

The Minister talks about problems in San Francisco. Does he agree that this legislation will also...

I thank my hon. Friend for her kind words. The campaigning that she has done, on behalf of her So...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for mentioning that Westminster Hall debate. Does he agree ...

My hon. Friend is right to point to Dr Nicholl’s work, and I thank him again for his campaigning ...

I draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: u...

We have conducted further engagement and consultation with the ACMD and others in industry to und...

Could we have a little clarity on those two SIs? Does that mean that there is going to be a perio...

No, there will be no gap, and it is not unintentional or inadvertent; it is just likely that we w...

How many tonnes of beer cans were collected?

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the consumption of beer does not, generally speaking, lead ...

I do not wish to be disobliging to the Minister, but the ACMD was very clear that it did not beli...

I have referred to the ACMD advice before, and the ACMD did note the anecdotal reports of severe ...

I call the shadow Minister.

5.26 pm

Nitrous oxide causes significant problems in our communities. As we have heard, it is the third m...

It is clear that the 1971 Act is vastly out of date and has many adverse consequences in its appl...

I am afraid that I am going to disappoint my hon. Friend by not setting such a broad policy while...

I welcome the shadow Minister to his place. Will he join me in expressing pleasure at the fact th...

I am grateful for that intervention and for the Minister’s kind words of introduction. As he says...

I am grateful to the Minister for laying out the reasons for this SI. I recognise the impact on c...

Order. Before I call Alison Thewliss, I point out that, as Members can see, there is a bit of int...

It is pretty unusual that I come to a debate entitled “Dangerous Drugs” where I have direct exper...

The hon. Lady makes a very important point about how it is easy to get hold of this stuff. These ...

That is not how the market works. We have had the Misuse of Drugs Act for 50 years and it has not...

Is there not a danger that the “broad uses” clause will mean that good, middle-class white people...

That is a legitimate question and a legitimate risk, but I do not see it in the Government’s impa...

It is a pleasure to follow the SNP spokesperson, the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thew...

Is my hon. Friend aware that the ACMD was asked many years ago to opine on exactly this point and...

I am aware that it takes some time to compile ACMD reports. The reason is that the ACMD likes to ...

Can my hon. Friend clarify to the House what his conclusion is on this matter? Is he saying that ...

If the House divides this evening I will be voting against the measure for the further reasons I ...

I thank my good friend for allowing me to intervene. Does that mean that he thinks we should do n...

No, I do not think it means we should do nothing. I think that if we believe, as I think many of ...

To my constituents nitrous oxide is an irritant, manifesting itself in the plethora of canisters ...

I refer the House to my outside interests on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

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As I said, I will be calling the Minister at 6.30 pm, if not before. Three Members wish to speak....

I was delighted to hear that there were moves afoot to change the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, becau...

I am a bit sceptical, as we are talking about nitrous oxide use as though it is a much harder dru...

My point is that the Government are not nipping this is in the bud. What will happen here is that...

indicated dissent.

There is little or no evidence that says that this action will address the problem. Can the Minis...

Having had a Westminster Hall debate on exactly this subject a few months ago, I do not propose t...

It has not been proven to be a deterrent. Look at the numbers that we have across the United King...

It is always very difficult to prove a negative. I take the hon. Member’s point, but I am happy t...

I rise with great scepticism about this measure, because it is using an Act that is fundamentally...

This has been an interesting and wide-ranging discussion, and I will try to conclude relatively b...