United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63129
Drugs: Children
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26 June 2025
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10 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children aged between 12 and 16 years inclusive that have taken illegal drugs.
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26 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children aged between 12 and 16 years inclusive that have taken illegal drugs.
Source: Commons
10 July 2025
Answer
There are two official national surveys on illicit drug use among children. NHS England’s Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People surveys pupils aged between 11 and 15 years old in England. In 2023, 13% of pupils reported that they had taken dru...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-26/63129
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817017
- uk · wq-1817017 · source updated 10 July 2025