YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Early day motion 645, tabled 26 October 2012 by Mike Wood (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House notes with concern the report for the independent UK Drug Policy Commission, Domino Effects: The impact of localism and austerity on services for young people and on drug problems, which warns that young people's services are particularly vulnerable to cuts; further notes that cuts to generic services and restructuring in the public sector could have a damaging knock-on effect on substance misuse problems; acknowledges the need for co-ordinated monitoring of current provision and promotion of good practice; and calls on the Government to address these concerns by taking immediate steps to ensure that the welcome declining trend in substance misuse among young people is not jeopardised by rapid restructuring and cuts.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, DUP 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.