§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated total annual cost to the UK economy was of dealing with the drug problem in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what factors the calculation includes. [168725]
§ Caroline FlintTotal direct annual Government expenditure on preventing and tackling drug misuse is as follows:
Total direct annual Government expenditure 2000–01 695 2001–02 870 2002–03 1,026 2003–04 1,244 2004–05 1,344 These total figures reflect the cross Government spend on the four core strands of the Drug Strategy: protecting young people, reducing supply, safe guarding communities and treatment.