HC Deb 22 February 1978 vol 944 c723W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of (a) the number of alcoholics and (b) the number of homeless alcoholics, on Merseyside.

Mr. Moyle

No reliable estimates are available for either group. The evidence available suggests that the number of persons with a serious drinking problem in England and Wales is at least 500,000.