§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is the number of drug misusers who were not given immediate access to appropriate treatment, upon application, in each year since 1997. [6485]
§ Ms BlearsThis information is not available centrally. There has been an increase of 16 per cent, in the number of people entering treatment over the last three years. In fact, the latest information from the regional drug misuse databases published on 11 October, indicates that the number of users in treatment was approximately 118, 500.