§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many drug addicts under the age of 20 years have been treated in hospitals within the west midlands and Coventry health authorities, respectively, by year since 1970.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation is not available centrally in precisely the form requested, but the information in the table may be of help to the hon. Member.
Numbers of admissions of persons under the age of 20 years to mental illness hospitals and units with a main diagnosis of drug dependence Year of admission West Midlands RHA Coventry* †1974 8 ‡ 1975 5 ‡ 1976 8 1 1977 9 nil 1978 9 1 1979 5 1 1980 10 2 1981 6 2 1982 10 1 * Coventry Area Health Authority 1974–1981. Coventry District Health Authority 1982. † Comparable figures for earlier years are not readily available because of the NHS reorganisation in 1974. ‡ Not readily available.