House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Drugs: Breaking the Cycle Ninth Report of Session 2012–13 Volume III Additional written evidence Ordered by the House of Commons to be published on 13 and 22 March, and 24 April 2012, in the previous session of Parliament, and 15 May, 19 June, 18 September, 16 October, and 13 and 27 November 2012 Published on 10 December 2012 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited Home Affairs Committee The Home Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office and its associated public bodies. Current membership Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP (Labour, Leicester East) (Chair) Nicola Blackwood MP (Conservative, Oxford West and Abingdon) James Clappison MP (Conservative, Hertsmere) Michael Ellis MP (Conservative, Northampton North) Lorraine Fullbrook MP (Conservative, South Ribble) Dr Julian Huppert MP (Liberal Democrat, Cambridge) Steve McCabe MP (Labour, Birmingham Selly Oak) Bridget Phillipson MP (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South) Mark Reckless MP (Conservative, Rochester and Strood) Karl Turner MP (Labour, Kingston upon Hull East) Mr David Winnick MP (Labour, Walsall North) The following Member was also a member of the Committee during the Parliament. Rt Hon Alun Michael MP (Labour & Co-operative, Cardiff South and Penarth) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publication The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/homeaffairscom. Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Tom Healey (Clerk), Richard Benwell (Second Clerk), Ruth Davis (Committee Specialist), Eleanor Scarnell (Committee Specialist), Andy Boyd (Senior Committee Assistant), Michelle Garratty (Committee Assistant), Iwona Hankin (Committee Support Officer) and Alex Paterson (Select Committee Media Officer). Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Home Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 3276; the Committee’s email address is [email protected]. List of additional written evidence 1 Centre for Policy Studies Ev w1 2 Addiction Recovery Training Services Ev w4 3 Professor David Hannay Ev w7 4 Daniel Haynes Ev w10 5 Dhiresh Tailor Ev w10 6 Andy McKay Ev w11 7 Joe Milburn Ev w12 8 Jamie Barnard Ev w12 9 Lucy Ingham Ev w13 10 Against Violence and Abuse Ev w14 11 Derek Williams Ev w17, Ev w20 12 Anonymous Ev w21 13 Miguel da Silva Ev w22 14 Chris Stevens Ev w25 15 Dara Fitzpatrick Ev w29 16 Neil Ev w31 17 Allan R Davie Ev w31 18 James Gordon Ev w32 19 Richard Spooner Ev w33 20 David John Robertson Ev w35 21 Philippa Matthews Ev w36 22 Martin Hand Ev w39 23 Candice Amson Ev w40 24 Matthew Heenan Ev w41 25 Anthony Cullen Ev w43 26 Mohammed Daud Ev w56 27 Frank Windsor Ev w56 28 Stephen Simpson Ev w56 29 Andrew Warwick Ev w58 30 Roger Titcombe Ev w61 31 Andy Dove Ev w62 32 Jason Reed Ev w63 33 John Cavendish Ev w67 34 Darren-Jack Broad Ev w67 35 Ben Swift Ev w68 36 Anonymous Ev w69 37 David Marjot Ev w69 38 Andrew Preston Ev w73 39 Brian Plester Ev w73 40 Joan Margalith Ev w77 41 Oliver Dolloway Ev w77 42 Michael Drury Ev w78 43 Parents Against Lethal Addictive Drugs Ev w80 44 Stuart Harper Ev w83 45 Sue Pryce Ev w86, Ev w88 46 Neil McKeganey Ev w90 47 Darren Eardley Ev w92 48 Applewoods Hydroponica Ltd Ev w94 49 Criminal Justice Alliance Ev w101 50 Amy Ratter Ev w102 51 Ewan Hoyle Ev w102 52 International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy Ev w106 53 Laurel Bush Ev w113 54 Jasper Knight Ev w113 55 Linda Lee Ev w116 56 Tom Longland Ev w117 57 Anthony James Ev w119 58 Abby Hughes Ev w120 59 J M Moore, University of the West of England Ev w121 60 International Drug Policy Consortium Ev w127 61 Reckitt Benckiser Ev w129 62 Tjalling Erkelens Ev w130 63 Adfam Ev w133 64 University of Kent Ev w136 65 Mark Eltringham Ev w144 66 Antidote Ev w144 67 National Users’ Network Ev w147 68 Robert Young Ev w150 69 The Alliance Ev w152 70 Adam Corlett Ev w153 71 Alistair Crawford Ev w157 72 Grant Finlay Ev w158 73 Anonymous Ev w158 74 Indigo Hawk Ev w161 75 Duncan Reid Ev w161 76 Carl Nolan Ev w162 77 Pheon Management Services Ev w163 78 Fraser Ross Ev w168 79 Paul Sax Ev w169 80 Harm Reduction International Ev w171 81 Crime Reduction Initiatives Ev w177 82 Chris Bovey Ev w180 83 Dr Mark Monaghan, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of LeedsEv w182 84 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Ev w184 85 British Veterinary Association Ev w185 86 Association of Directors of Public Health Ev w185 87 Students for Sensible Drug Policy UK Ev w189 88 DrugScope Ev w194 89 Dave Harris Ev w197 90 Kate Francis Ev w200 91 Peter Reynolds Ev w 202, Ev w206 92 Colin Fisher Ev w208 93 Joseph Burnham Ev w209 94 Sir Keith Morris Ev w209 95 Chris W Hurd Ev w211 96 Elizabeth Wallace Ev w213 97 Daniel Stamp Ev w215 98 Gavin Ferguson Ev w217 99 Jonathan Ford Ev w218 100 Europe Against Drugs Ev w220, Ev w221 101 Berkshire Cannabis Community Ev w222 102 Michael Williams Ev w228 103 Vision Drug Policy Network Ev w229 104 James McGuigan Ev w233 105 Substance Misuse Management in General Practice Ev w237 106 Dan O’Donnell Ev w238 107 Anonymous Ev w238 108 Drug Equality Alliance Ev w239, Ev w247 109 All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform Ev w249 110 National Drug Prevention Alliance Ev w253 111 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Ev w257 112 London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum Ev w261 113 Professor Jake Chapman, Demos Associate Ev w264 114 The Addiction Recovery Foundation & Concordat of Rehab Recovery ProvidersEv w267 115 Anonymous Ev w270 116 Sheila M Bird, Medical Research Council, Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Ev w272 117 Health Poverty Action Ev w276 118 The Beckley Foundation Ev w280 119 John Blackburn Ev w284 120 Richard Ev w286 121 Kevin A Sabet, DPhil (Oxon) Ev w286 122 Joel Dalais Ev w289 123 Medical Research Council Ev w290 124 Malcolm Kyle Ev w295 125 Jack Brown Ev w295 126 Andy Lyonette Ev w296 127 Jeffrey Ditchfield Ev w299 128 Charlie Lloyd and Neil Hunt Ev w300 129 The World Federation Against Drugs Ev w302 130 Anonymous Ev w307 131 Mick Humphreys Ev w307 132 Simon Eldridge Lent Ev w310 133 Jeremy Collingwood Ev w312 134 James Taylor Ev w313 135 The Maranatha Community Ev w315 136 Sarah Graham Solutions Ev w323 137 Deborah Judge Ev w329 138 Hope Humphreys Ev w331 139 User Voice Ev w333 140 Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion Ev w335 141 Mat Southwell Ev w338 142 Julian Pursell and Cannabis for Autism UK Ev w340 143 Cam Lawson Ev w342 144 UK Cannabis Social Club Ev w343 145 Stuart Warwick Ev w351 146 R P Jones Ev w354 147 Nick Morris Ev w356 148 Alliance Boots Ev w356 149 Michael Mac Ev w360 150 Anonymous Ev w361 151 Anonymous Ev w363 152 Eric Mann Ev w364 153 Max Cruickshank Ev w364 154 Stephen Halliday Ev w368 155 Joanne Luker Ev w368 156 Simon Chorley Ev w369, Ev w372 157 Anthony Coombs and Alexander Coombs Ev w373 158 Joe South Ev w374 159 Department for Education Ev w375 160 Stephen Dowle Ev w376 161 Mr B Samson Ev w377 162 Victor Hamilton Ev w378 163 Bryan and Judith Spence Ev w379 164 The Prime Minister Ev w379 165 Nacro Ev w380 cobber Pack: U PL: COE1 [SO] Processed: [07-12-2012 12:10] Job: 022983 Unit: PG01 Source: /MILES/PKU/INPUT/022983/022983_w166_michelle_DP 203 Nacro.xml Home Affairs Committee: Evidence Ev w1 Written evidence Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Policy Studies (DP001) I am writing to you about your prospective Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into drugs policy. I am concerned that the Committee’s line of enquiry is being predetermined by the Global Commission on Drug Policy’s recommendations and that its independence has been compromised. I enclose a copy of the blog I posted on the Centre for Policy Studies website yesterday in response to Home Affairs Select Committee’s published call for evidence “in line with the recent recommendation of the Global Commission on Drug Policy”. What you may not be aware of is that the Global Commission is not a neutral body or an independent think tank. It is financed amongst others by Richard Branson and the billionaire George Soros. It is clear from its website that is has a professionally coordinated public relations strategy, the goal of which is the legalisation and decriminalisation of drugs. I enclose a Fact Sheet published by the CPS recently on the Global Commission’s Misleading and Irresponsible Drug Prevalence Statistics. I would be happy to explain these and other frequently misrepresented statistics to you in person. September 2011 THE HOME AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE RISKS UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY BY KATHY GYNGELL The Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) is fast becoming our new public moral arbiter. With its urbane and intelligent chair, Keith Vaz MP, it has increasingly taken centre stage, dissecting in turn, responsibility for the riots, phone hacking and border control.