§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to extend the number of local drugs prevention teams in(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFunding for the drugs prevention initiative in England is being renewed for a further four years from April 1995. From that date there will be 12 teams, covering some 16 million people rather than the 6 million covered by the current teams.
Arrangements for building from the work of the two teams in Scotland is being considered in the light of the report of the drugs task force. In Wales, a new strategy for the prevention of drug and alcohol misuse is being developed. There are no current plans to establish a drugs prevention team in Northern Ireland.