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Mr. Janner
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to make solvent abuse a criminal offence.
Mr. Douglas Hogg
No. We share the view of most professionals in this field that to criminalise solvent misuse would be counter-productive and likely to deter misusers from seeking the help they need.