§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish details in the Official Report of the special projects for combating drug abuse for which he has allocated £5 million for spending over the next three years.
§ Mr. John PattenI refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend, the Member for Crawley (Mr. Soames) on 9 February at columns756–60 and to my right hon. and learned Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on 30 April at columns 54–56.
§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what arrangements are being made to ensure that grants to new units set up to combat drug abuse will be monitored and the results analysed.
§ Mr. John PattenBodies responsible for service-providing projects funded under the Department's drug misuse central funding initiative are issued with a guide
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Table I Hospitals Approved for Complete Closure from May 1979 to December 1983 Region and Area/District Hospital Number of Beds Date Approved Northern Durham Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hunden's Unit 125 July 1979 Cleveland Overdene Maternity Home, Cleveland 22 February 1980 North Tyneside Willington Quay Maternity Hospital 14 November 1981 Durham Langley Park Smallpox Hospital 24 September 1982 South Cumbria Westmoreland County 101 August 1983 South Cumbria Kendal Green 79 August 1983 South Cumbria Meathop 45 August 1983 Yorkshire Humberside Townend Maternity Hospital 17 August 1979 Leeds Haigh Hospital, Leeds 34 May 1980 North Yorkshire Fulford Maternity Hospital 87 January 1981 Wakefield Newton Lodge Annexe 35 November 1981 Wakefield Carr Gate Hospital 35 November 1981 Wakefield Headlands Hospital, Pontefract 125 November 1981 Leeds Western Leeds Maternity 123 February 1983 Leeds Western Leeds Hospital for Women 86 February 1983 Dewsbury Batley General 80 July 1983 Dewsbury Mirfields Memorial 22 July 1983 Dewsbury Dewsbury General 133 July 1983 Harrogate Carbon Lodge Maternity Home 13 December 1983 Harrogate Thistle Hill 43 September 1983 Trent Derbyshire Nightingale maternity Home 34 July 1979 Sheffield Wales Court Hospital, Sheffield 79 December 1979 Nottinghamshire Debdale Hall, Nottingham 37 March 1980 Nottinghamshire Adbolton Hall, Nottingham 26 August 1980 Derbyshire Smedley Memorial Hospital 27 February 1981 Sheffield Thornbury Hospital 58 April 1981 Derbyshire Parwich Hospital 47 May 1981 Nottinghamshire Nottingham Women's Hospital 132 May 1981 Nottinghamshire Firs Maternity Hospital 40 May 1981 Lincolnshire Tuxford Hostel, Nottingham 16 August 1981 Sheffield St. Joseph's Hospital Sheffield 90 September 1981 Sheffield Hallwood Isolation Hospital 18 November 1981 North Lincolnshire Alexandra Hospital, Woodhall Spa 28 January 1981 Leicestershire Markfield Hospital 119 May 1982 North Lincolnshire Foxby Hill Hospital, Gainsborough 20 July 1982 North Derbyshire Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital 275 October 1982 North Derbyshire Ashgate Maternity Home 22 January 1983 North Derbyshire Morton 42 April 1983 South Derbyshire Blakeley 30 March 1983 South Derbyshire Draycott 37 March 1983 South Lincolnshire Boston General 58 March 1983 on assessment of utility of projects and asked to report at the end of the period covered by the Department's financial support. The results will be analysed centrally.
§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is delaying the issue of a departmental circular to regional health authorities which reflects his response to the recommendations published in 1982 by the Advisory Council on Drug Abuse.
§ Mr. John PattenThe preparation of the circular is well advanced and it is expected to be issued this month.