Home Department written question – answered at on 28 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions the effects of trends in youth unemployment on future levels of cocaine use.
The Government's Drug Strategy published in December makes it clear that we intend to create an environment where the vast majority of people who have never taken drugs continue to resist any pressure to do so. This is key to reducing the huge societal costs, particularly the lost ambition and potential of young drug users.
The ambitions of the Drug Strategy are cross departmental. Ministers from the Department for Work and Pensions are already closely involved in the oversight of delivery and discussions on the implementation of the new strategy.
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