Petitions/Create a law introducing specific offence of manslaughter by drug supply
StatusClosed
Opened25 Jul 2025
Closes25 Jan 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Create a law introducing specific offence of manslaughter by drug supply. This could address the supply of drugs which cause death by overdose and hold the suppliers responsible for involuntary manslaughter.

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Jack Abbott
1Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
74
Patrick Spencer
2Patrick Spencer MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
31
James Cartlidge
3James Cartlidge MP
South Suffolk
11
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
4Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP
Suffolk Coastal
8
Dr Peter Prinsley
5Dr Peter Prinsley MP
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
4
Pam Cox
6Pam Cox MP
Colchester
2
John Whitby
7John Whitby MP
Derbyshire Dales
2
Steve Darling
8Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Sir Alan Campbell
9Sir Alan Campbell MP
Tynemouth
2
Derek Twigg
10Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
2
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