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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 750: tabled on 23 November 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes that alcohol harm costs the UK £21 billion a year; further notes that alcohol misuse is now Britain's third biggest health problem after smoking and obesity, costing the NHS alone £3.5 billion a year; recognises that just one in 20 dependent drinkers receives treatment; believes that all too often the 2.6 million children of hazardous drinkers are forgotten; notes that children of hazardous drinkers suffer a range of mental health issues, are more likely to consider suicide, are more prone to eating disorders and are far more likely than most to become alcoholics themselves; and calls on the Government to bring in a strategy to help children of alcoholics, specifying concrete steps by which public agencies should identify children of alcoholics in order to connect them with sources of support and to undertake a public information campaign aimed at parents who are hazardous drinkers, warning them of the risks to their children's health and to ensure that the right provision is in place in every part of Britain that will provide treatment to parents seeking help with alcohol dependence.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2016
Brentford and Isleworth
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2015
Blyth Valley
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
Bolton North East
Debbonaire, Thangam
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2015
Bristol West
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 November 2015
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 26 November 2015
Foyle
Evans, Chris
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2016
Islwyn
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 24 March 2016
Ilford South
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 26 November 2015
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 2 December 2015
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2015
Luton North
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 January 2016
North Norfolk
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 November 2015
Dundee West
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 25 April 2016
Brighton, Pavilion
Mahmood, Mr Khalid
Labour
Signed on 13 April 2016
Birmingham, Perry Barr
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 26 November 2015
Belfast South
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 30 November 2015
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 2 December 2015
Bolton South East
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 30 November 2015
South Down
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 November 2015
Strangford
Sherriff, Paula
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2016
Dewsbury
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 26 November 2015
Upper Bann
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2015
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 December 2015
Glasgow South West
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 26 November 2015
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.