§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the expenditure by her Department for(a) drug rehabilitation and (b) health education in relation to drug abuse each year since 1989–90.
§ Mr. BowisThe following sums have been or will be made available to health authorities as a contribution towards the cost of drug service provision generally:
£ millions 1989–90 14.79 1990–91 15.53 1991–92 16.49 1992–93 20.04 1993–94 24.37 1994–95 25.23 A proportion of these resources will have been used to meet healthcare elements of rehabilitation costs. Responsibility for meeting remaining costs of residential care for drug misusers transferred from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security to local authorities on 1 April 1993 with implementation of community care. Local authorities are now responsible for assessing the needs of drug users and purchasing appropriate services to meet those needs.
Expenditure by the Department of Health on national anti-drug and solvent misuse publicity campaigns is: 305W
£ millions 1989–90 3.81 1990–91 2.42 1991–92 3.92 1992–93 4.96 1993–94 15.42 1 Estimated.
Abortions performed in England and Wales to residents of South Yorkshire, 1989–92 Place of residence Total abortions Percentage of abortions carried out or paid for by the NHS Percentage of abortions carried out under private health services Barnsley DHA 1989 655 51.3 48.7 1990 665 50.4 49.6 1991 641 61.3 38.7 1992 591 62.1 37.9 Doncaster DHA 1989 907 79.9 20.1 1990 871 81.4 18.6 1991 935 84.6 15.4 1992 936 87.2 12.8 Rotherham DHA 1989 700 66.9 33.1 1990 724 66.2 33.8 1991 666 73.4 26.6 1992 600 69.7 30.3 Sheffield DHA 1989 1,503 59.1 40.9 1990 1,513 55.4 44.6 1991 1,573 61.3 38.7 1992 1,392 62.8 37.2