Global drugs issues
20 January 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Baroness Meacher (Crossbench) will call attention to the 1998 United Nations Declaration on countering the world drug problem, and the 10 year review in Vienna in March 2009, in a debate this Thursday, 22 January, in the House of Lords after 11.30 am
Other Members scheduled to take part include:
- Lord Brett (Labour); Government Whip for the Department for International Development
- Lord Cobbold (Crossbench); speaks on and interested in drugs policy
- Baroness Hanham (Conservative); Opposition spokesperson for Home Affairs and Health
- Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat); spokesperson for Home Affairs
- Baroness Murphy (Crossbench); Vice-President of the Alzheimer’s Society
- Baroness Stern (Crossbench); former Secretary General at Penal Reform International, patron of Clean Break
- Viscount Waverley (Crossbench); member of the Royal Institute of Foreign Affairs
Further information
- A-Z list of Members of the Lords
- List of speakers - Lords Government Whips Office
- Parliament Live - watch the debate live
- Lords Hansard - transcript available approximately three hours from the start of the debate