§ Mr. Kevin HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received concerning her decision to lift the ring-fence on grants to social services departments for drug and alcohol services; and if she will make a statement.
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§ Mr. BoyceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received from organisations providing residential drug and alcohol projects concerning the implementation of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
§ Mr. KhabraTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received from organisations providing residential drug and alcohol projects concerning the implementation of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
§ Mr. YeoThe Department has received a number of representations from projects providing residential care for alcohol and drug misusers about the changes introduced by this Act. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have both also met the national voluntary organisations representing alcohol and drug misuse services, leading service providers and representatives of local authority associations to discuss the changes.