19/03/2018 Ten Minute Rule Bill

Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker.

Bling unlawful... Madam Deputy

Speaker one of my constituents

mentioned to me on Monday that

Glasgow Arty has consumption

facilities, it's close when it's

rained, filthy waste ground. Public

toilets, where struggling uses can't

modern dignity of privacy for as

long as it takes to inject. Far to

often drug users will die as a

result. As a society we must do

better and we can do much better

than that. There is that's a real

and consistent issue in Glasgow. So

any drug-related deaths, 67 were

registered in Scotland, and of those

so many in the city of Glasgow.

People with long-term drug abuse

problem. . He would need to have

them to engage in the health

services. This ageing population

started taking drugs in the 1980s,

and are and deteriorate

deteriorating health. This

population is complex, ... Hepatitis

C, liver disease, epilepsy,

embolism, spit -- skin infection,

depression or psychosis. This

population is vulnerable to

overdoses, the Scottish drugs for

him to a larger group of older

people with a drug problem. There

needs to be a recognition of this

House that afternoon it --

abstinence -based programmes will

not work for everyone. There needs

to be a programme for people have

not managed to kick the drug

addiction in a previous decades.

People using this facility is not in

treatment, and this facility will

help them door and get support to so

stabilise their lives. The report

reducing openers, published in

December 2016, the misuse of drugs

recommends that considerations be

given to each UK country by local

commissioners potential to reduce

deaths through the provision of

medically supervised clinics and

areas a high concentration of

injecting drug users. Furthermore,

they say that they have estimated to

save more money than the cost,

thanks to the reduction of deaths by

HIV, in addition to preventing AIDS

and deaths, more... No deaths from

overdoses have ever appeared in such

facilities. Nana facility, Glasgow

has a proposal. Drug laws are and

reserved for Westminster Scottish

Ministers have requested for the

proposal to go ahead. This has not

been granted. This proposal has

Rupert potential to reduce deaths

and reduce the harm. Not just a

shooting gallery as some have

suggested. Engagement with a

population that is not assisted very

well at all. Some may say that this

is not a necessary expense. I say is

that the opposite. For this in Casco

dosha in Glasgow there is a cost for

treating, there's a cause an

emergency, hospital admissions,

police dealing with complaints.

There is a significant case and

cleaning up discarded needles.

Residents affected by problem none

of their making. Some people are

paid to clean hundreds of yards of

areas with discarded needles.

Syringes. Of course there is

intangible costs in human lives. We

should consider all of these cost

that we are currently incurring the

situation the House no one. I would

like to touch on some limitations

up... The Glasgow proposal

treatment... Also capacity and cost

issues Glasgow city centres has

population of about 500 injecting

drug users. The partnership believes

that this only capacity for 50, 40

to 64 Herring injecting individuals.

Service crews required two sets of

licenses to operate. A premises

licence, for individual doctors to

get to the size. It's not a simple

process. Madam Deputy Speaker, to

operate back at facility en route it

requires the consent of the whole

office. Hence my belt -- Mike Bill

my bill. It is placed the Glasgow

health partnership. The support of

this build comes from a range of

parties. In a letter I wrote to the

Home Secretary, The Garnet and is

cross party spot across but... This

facility is very much a step in the

right direction Madam Deputy

Speaker. In my 11 years as it the

member in Glasgow the issue of drug

taking has been a constant issue. I

have seen people pushing people

around from benches... Have seen

residence at their wits end. Having

blood, excrement and syringes on

their doorsteps regularly, daily. I

have seen very vulnerable women and

men injecting in their growing in

public places because I know place

to go. And hard-working families or

have lost loved ones. If they had a

choice that would not have their

loved ones dying alone. They would

have them supervise the medical soup

-- facility. I cannot set that this

is the best we can do. It's

unacceptable. We must try something

different. I accepted and may not

work but we must at least try. Today

Madam Deputy Speaker, my question is

to the UK Government is this.

Glasgow has a plan that could reduce

harm to drug users and citizens.

Will Madam Deputy Speaker @ command

this bill to

The question is can the

honourable member bring the... I

think the ayes have it. Who will

prepare and bring the Bill?

Supervised drug consumption facility

bill.

Second reading what date,

Friday 22nd of April, thank you.