§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many places there are in hostels for former drug users in England and Wales.
§ Sir George YoungThis information is not centrally collected by Departments. Apart from the hostels catering exclusively for or providing specifically for drug users and former users, there are others prepared to take those with a history of drug taking. We know of nearly 250 places in specialist hostels and are advised that there could be more than 100 available in other hostels.
The Standing Conference on Drug Abuse (SCODA) is able to provide more detailed information.