Policing and drug and alcohol treatment in Hull

Diana Johnson Excerpts

Monday 27th March 2023 Commons Chamber

[Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)]

I rise to present this petition regarding the policing of antisocial behaviour in Hull, and the drug and alcohol use that often underpin it.

This problem has increasingly blighted my constituency, particularly after the weakening of powers to combat antisocial behaviour and the loss of many experienced police officers, plus the cuts to Hull City Council. One example is buses being forced to change their routes because young people have thrown rocks at drivers and endangered passengers. Often drugs and alcohol are directly involved, if not the cause of this unacceptable behaviour. Yet direct and sustained measures to tackle the blight has been lacking and the Government have today excluded Hull from the community pilots on antisocial behaviour.

The petition states:

“The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to consider reallocating funding for both the Police and drug and alcohol treatment in Kingston Upon Hull to restore it to 2010 levels in order to reduce anti-social behaviour.

And the petitioners remain, etc.”

Following is the full text of the petition:

[The petition of residents of the constituency of Kingston Upon Hull,

Declares that they consider that levels of anti-social behaviour in the constituency are growing at a rapid rate.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to consider reallocating funding for both the Police and drug and alcohol treatment in Kingston Upon Hull to restore it to 2010 levels in order to reduce anti-social behaviour.

And the petitioners remain, etc.]

[P002818]