Motion NDM7996 as amended:

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Acknowledges that there were 438 alcohol specific deaths in Wales in 2020: the highest level in 20 years, a 19 per cent increase from 2019.

2. Notes the levels of alcohol related hospital admissions and the disproportionate impact of alcohol on deprived communities.

3. Notes the Welsh Government’s Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022.

4. Welcomes the Welsh Government’s continued commitment to substance misuse by protecting and ring-fencing its funding in the budget, the £9 million increase in funding for 2022/23 and a commitment to further increases in 2023/24 and 2024/25.