HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1861-2W
Paul Flynn

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much the report produced by the Strategy Unit about the impact of interventions on the drug supply chain from international production to distribution within the UK cost; and whether it was funded using public money. [187545]

Mr. Milburn

The Strategy Unit took forward a study on high-harm-causing drugs, working closely with the Home Office and other key Departments. The study reviewed the impact of interventions on the drug supply chain from international production to distribution within the UK.

The Strategy Unit undertakes a range of public and private work. The total budget for the Unit for the last financial year (2003–04) was £4.7 million.

The Government's National Drug Strategy and a press notice are available on the Home Office website at www.drugs.gov.uk/ReportsandPublications/NationalStrategy/1038840683