§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many detoxification centres there are in Greater London: and where they are situated;
(2) how many detoxification centres there are in the United Kingdom; and what was the financial help given by his Department to such centres during each of the past three years.
§ Sir George YoungMy responsibility is limited to England, where there are three detoxification centres—in addition to detoxification facilities provided in NHS hospitals. An experimental centre was set up in Leeds in May 1976 by a voluntary agency in association with the local health and social services authorities. A second centre was set up in Manchester in November 1977 by the local health and social services authorities. In Greater London there is one centre, opened by the Salvation Army in Tower Hamlets in September 1975. The94W financial help given by my Department to these three centres in each of the past three financial years was as follows:
1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 £ £ £ Leeds Capital 87,000 14,000 — Revenue 131,000 159,000 172,000 Manchester Capital — 350,000 — Revenue — 70,000 160,000 Tower Hamlets Capital — — — Revenue 21,000 21,000 23,000