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The total social and economic costs of drugs in the UK are estimated to be £10.7 billion per year.

I am happy to make that commitment.

I shall speed through, in view of the time.

I apologise for my voice, Mr Sharma; I am suffering from end-of-term lurgy. I hope hon. Members can hear me. I thank my hon.

Very much so, and these discussions will assist others who are perhaps not intimately involved in these matters in understanding the concern

I regret to disappoint my hon. Friend, but I am but a small cog in the Government machinery. Although, as my hon.

Given that this is a private Member’s Bill, I am afraid that we feel constrained to observe the political fact—as well as the political cour

I thank the hon. Members for Harrow West and for Hammersmith for their comments. The hon.

I thank the hon. Gentleman. Procedure is confounding us all on this hot summer’s afternoon.

I am just looking for guidance. I personally have not had discussions. The hon.