Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ashok Kumar (Labour), on Tuesday, 27 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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TACKLING DRUGS TO BUILD A BETTER TEESSIDE

That this House congratulates the Evening Gazette in Teesside, and other newspapers across the country, for highlighting the problems that drug abuse can bring to communities and to families; notes that its Families Against Drugs campaign is being run jointly with the Teesside Drugs Education Team and is putting into action many of the Cabinet Office's Policy Action Team's recommendations concerning the importance of community action in tackling the problems facing deprived neighbourhoods; and welcomes the work being done by a local newspaper to bring the community together and work with drugs agencies, police and probation services, community and voluntary groups,and families to give information and support to people fighting against drug abuse.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

895 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Abuse Drugs Newspaper press Publicity Tees Valley

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk