§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he plans to take to establish drug reference groups in north Wales; and what financial help he plans to make available. [1928]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesMy right hon. Friend and I have recommended that drug and alcohol action teams establish implementation teams and local advisory teams to assist them in achieving their local strategies to combat drug and alcohol abuse.
Some £3 million of Welsh Office funding for drug and alcohol initiatives was transferred to health authorities in 1994 to help them support local action.
My right hon. Friend and I established a Welsh drug and alcohol unit with new funding of £1.5 million over three years, to provide advice and support to organisations throughout Wales.