Clause 23 - Amendments and repeals
Drugs Bill
4:45 pm
Ms Caroline Flint (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (reducing organised and international crime, anti drugs co-ordination and international and European issues), Home Office; Don Valley, Labour)
Yes, I shall make that clear. We did not want people who work with drug misusers to be prosecuted for committing an offence because a drug user ends up using drugs in a care environment or on other premises, and it is important to clarify that. The Government's antisocial behaviour measures and powers to shut down crack houses have allowed us to ensure that there is a more appropriate way of dealing with illegal drug use on premises, and I understand that section 8 will continue to apply.
Question accordingly agreed to.
Clause 23 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to.