PROHIBITION OF KHAT

Early day motion 558, tabled 19 January 2005 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 13 members.

That this House believes that the Government should continue its warning on the dangers of Khat but is convinced that prohibiting the cultural drug of Somali and Yemeni communities would drive a dangerous wedge between them and the police; and further believes that prohibition would inevitably lead to a new irresponsible criminal market pushing Khat of unknown purity and strength to new users and would add greatly to the burden of work of the police, courts and prisons.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 2, Plaid Cymru 1.