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Reducing Alcohol Deaths

EDM number 804 in 2003-04, proposed by Kelvin Hopkins on 10/03/2004.

That this House is seriously concerned about the high and rising levels of harmful alcohol consumption in Britain; notes with great interest the report published on 4th March by the Academy of Medical Science drawing attention to the crucial significance of price in alcohol consumption levels; emphasises the report's findings that only a 10 per cent. increase in the price of alcoholic drinks would cut deaths from cirrhosis of the liver by 5 per cent. for men and by 7.1 per cent. for women and would lead to a drop in all alcohol-related deaths by 28.8 per cent. for men and 37.4 per cent. for women; and therefore urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to raise taxation levels for alcoholic drinks significantly and in real terms to reduce the human misery caused by alcohol abuse.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kelvin Hopkins10/03/2004Luton NorthLabourProposed
Martin Smyth11/03/2004Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Chris Bryant11/03/2004RhonddaLabourSigned
Martin Caton11/03/2004GowerLabourSigned
Ross Cranston11/03/2004Dudley NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer11/03/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew11/03/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Betty Williams15/03/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Huw Edwards16/03/2004MonmouthLabourSigned
Harold Best16/03/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/03/2004East LondonderryDUPSigned
Patsy Calton16/03/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty16/03/2004Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Terry Lewis16/03/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2004StrangfordDUPSigned
John McDonnell17/03/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale17/03/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell17/03/2004Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Win Griffiths17/03/2004BridgendLabourSigned
Rudi Vis17/03/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alan Simpson18/03/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle22/03/2004ChorleyLabourSigned
Hywel Francis22/03/2004AberavonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/03/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis29/03/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Terry DavisUnknownWithdrawn

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