HC Deb 25 July 1989 vol 157 c671W
Mr. Michael Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what public funds have been given to the Phoenix House Trust in each of the years from 1986–88.

Mr. Freeman

The provision and funding of direct client services for drug misusers is the responsibility of the local statutory authorities and the Government have also provided them with special earmarked funds for drug services. However, under the central funding initiative set up by the Department in 1983 to pump-prime community-based services for drug misusers, Phoenix House received grants totalling over £1.1 million. Each grant was for a period of three years. In each of the years referred to by the hon. Member Phoenix House received the following amounts in support of its local residential rehabilitation facilities:—

£
1985–86 135,055
1986–87 404,276
1987–88 309,234
1988–89 59,000

I understand that Phoenix House has also received support from Home Office funds.