§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what new steps he plans to announce in services to divert chronic alcoholics from the penal system to community and treatment facilities.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe treatment of chronic alcoholic offenders in the penal system and outside is being kept under review in discussions between the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Security. It would be premature to announce any new steps before we have a better understanding of the effect of existing facilities.