AQW 1587/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what steps have been taken towards a pilot supervised injecting facility, as part of a strategy on preventing suicide and drug-related deaths.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 5 February 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 February 2020
- Answer due by
- 20 February 2020
- Answered
- 14 February 20209 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Supervised Injecting Facilities are not currently legal under the UK-wide Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, therefore no steps have been taken towards piloting such a facility in Northern Ireland. I am aware of discussions around this issue in both Scotland and the Republic of Ireland and I will watch developments closely.