7. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to appoint a Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (306221)

I met with the ACMD on 10 November and outlined the process for the appointment of a new chair. My officials are currently pursuing options for appointing the new Chair with the Office for the Commissioner of Public Appointments and with the ACMD. Following these discussions I will be able to confirm timings.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons the minutes of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs meeting in November 2008 are not available. (303651)

The minutes of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs meeting held on 25 November 2008 are published on the ACMD website, available at:

http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs-laws/acmd/