Drug deaths

Early day motion 1022, tabled 15 October 2020 by Grahame Morris (Labour). Signed by 23 members.

That this House is concerned that deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and Wales rose to a record 4,393 in 2019; notes that two-thirds of drug poisonings are due to drug misuse; further notes that half of the deaths involved an opiate, although cocaine deaths are also rising at an alarming rate; recognises that the highest death rates are in areas suffering greatest deprivation; and calls on the Government to tackle the problem through immediate increased investment in treatment services, encouragement of harm reduction initiatives and expansion of opiate-overdose antidote Naloxone provision.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.