The UK government has confirmed that it will not allow drug laws New legal consumption roomRegardless of the success of a pilot program in Glasgow.
The Thaasla Center opened earlier this year was the result of one Decade of disagreement Between the UK and the Scottish governments. Scottish government The facility users sought exemption from misuse of the Drugs Act to protect users from prosecution.
Scotland’s top law official eventually determined that the service users are prosecuted, which provides a safe Environment for drug injection“In public interest” will not be, clearing the way for its inauguration.
Home Office Minister Dame Diana Johnson has said that the law will not be changed to allow facilities faced by the Committee on Scottish Affairs in Westminster on Wednesday.
Asked if the government can reconsider that stance if the thech is successful in reducing the high drug mortality of Scotland, then the minister said: “We look at the evidence, we have experts, we have ACMD (Advisory Council) on the misuse of drugs, we see the evidence all the time.
“But I really want to be clear with you, we do not support drug consumption facilities, this is not our policy and we will not amend the misuse of the Drugs Act.”
Liberal Democrat MP Angus McDonald said that his “jaw bus opened” in the minister’s statement.
“If the situation becomes a big success within a year, I will be very excited about rolling out everywhere,” he said.
He said that it is the “most spectacular way” to prevent people from dying and can act as a path to rehabilitation.
After repeating the government’s stance by the minister, Mr. McDonald said: “You are basically condemning the death of thousands of people in my opinion.”
But Dame Diana dismissed her claim and said: “I do not accept it, with the biggest respect.
“This is not the only thing we can do to deal with drug abuse and I think the UK government is very clear that there are many measures that can be used.”
Labor MP Chris Murray also reported that it was Dame Diana, who presided over the Home Affairs Select Committee, who released a report in 2023 supporting the drug consumption room pilot.
Raising at that point, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flyne questioned which evidence had changed his view to him.
“Mr. Flynn, you are a very experienced member of this House and you know that when Parliament becomes a minister, his personal views are irrelevant because they are there to represent the government’s views,” he said.
“The recommendation that was recommended in the report of the Selection Committee of Home Affairs in the previous Parliament was based on a group of politicians, cross-party, including their own party, who sat down and reached together in the recommendations.
“This is very different for a government policy that I am installing today.”