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Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77504

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the proportion of ambulance call-outs that were related to (a) drug and (b) alcohol use in each of the last five years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

This information is not held centrally.

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