Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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SALE OF PARACETAMOL

That this House is concerned that many vulnerable young people under the age of 18, who regularly self harm, are able with ease to buy paracetamol over the counter in shops; is aware that as UK law stands no age restrictions are currently in place to prevent this; notes, however, that some concerned local companies voluntarily operate such a policy; and further notes that as a nation we readily enforce purchase restrictions on a number of items, notably alcohol, cigarettes, knives, even on the buying of a Lottery Ticket, yet decline taking action to help protect some of the most vulnerable people in out society by taking immediate action to stop such practices.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

879 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Ronnie Campbell

David Crausby

Ian Lavery

Ian Mearns

Jim Sheridan

Subjects

Children Drugs Misuse Mental health

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk