Question follow-through · 18170
Alcoholism and Drugs: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps this Department is taking to reduce (a) drug- and (b) alcohol-related deaths.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps this Department is taking to reduce (a) drug- and (b) alcohol-related deaths.
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2024
Answer published
Drug-related deaths are tragically at record highs, especially in deprived areas. We are committed to tackling this problem through working across health, policing, and wider public services. For example, we recently took legislative action to expand acce...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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