Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78852
Opioids: Death
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Lewis Atkinson
Labour — Sunderland Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the accuracy of officially reported numbers of opioid related deaths and (b) the potential implications for his policies.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is aware of several limitations that apply to drug-related death statistics. These include the limitation that figures reported for specific substances are undercounts as it is not always possible to determine which drugs were involved from...
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