§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the amount of money given by the Government to drugs advisory and counselling organisations in Wales for each of the years 1979–80 to 1985–86.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonGovernment funding for the provision of advisory, counselling and health education activities by district health authorities, local education authorities and voluntary groups to combat drug misuse in Wales has been allocated in each year as follows:
£ 1979–80 6,075 1980–81 7,050 1981–82 7,590 1982–83 7,993 1983–84 8,472 1984–85 14,393 1985–86 270,654 In addition, the Welsh Office has allocated £200,000in 1985–86 as a contribution to the Government's national publicity campaign on drug misuse.