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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Chwefror 1997.

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Photo of Dr Harold Elletson Dr Harold Elletson , Blackpool North 12:00, 13 Chwefror 1997

Has my right hon. Friend seen recent reports in the West Lancashire Evening Gazette and The Express about a little girl of 11 in my constituency who has been addicted to heroin since the age of nine? Will he order an urgent inquiry into how Lancashire social services failed to notice that that little girl was in danger, despite the fact that eight members of her immediate family, including her granny, have been convicted of offences relating to the supply of heroin? Does my right hon. Friend agree that the case is an horrific example of the growing threat to children from drugs, and will he reassure my constituents and the country that the Government continue to make the war against drugs a top priority?