Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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Scottish Government paper on drug reform

That this House notes the publication of the recent paper on drug reform from the Scottish Government entitled A Caring, Compassionate and Human Rights Informed Drug Policy for Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s public health approach to problematic drug use; further notes that the paper calls on the UK Government to implement the decriminalisation of all drugs for personal supply, progressed as part of a wider review of drug laws; believes that these are ambitious, evidence-based proposals; agrees that this approach would allow people found in possession of drugs to be treated and supported rather than criminalised and that people in recovery would have a better chance of employment without a criminal record; and calls on Ministers to give serious consideration to this paper and to engage with the Scottish Government on its proposals.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1464 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Martyn Day

Chris Law

Tommy Sheppard

Alison Thewliss

Subjects

Decriminalisation Drugs Misuse Scotland Reform

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk