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I expect that ministers will want to announce in due course when the consultation will be and what form it will take. So there is no planned date for such an announcement. Ministers have not yet given a date for such an announcement.
We are closely monitoring the numbers, and the report is due to be published in April 2022. I can say that we have seen the number of non-harassment orders increase, which gives me confidence.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
30 October 2024
The report will be made public—we would expect all the reports from this work to be made public—but I would expect that to happen a week beyond the date given. Tuesday next week is the date for the draft report.
That is a practical consideration. Leaving aside the date, which is unconfirmed, do we agree to ask the clerks to attempt to get a suitable date, which is not a holiday, and to attempt to facilitate a visit before the summer break?
Although I very cautiously welcome the 16 per cent decrease in suspected drug deaths in 2022 from 2021, I am only too aware that far too many people are still losing their lives to drugs.