§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why no funds under the central initiative to provide services for drug misusers have yet been allocated to the St. Helens and Knowsley area health authority.
§ Mr. John PattenOne application under the central initiative has been received from St. Helens and Knowsley health authority for a health education officer. This is under consideration.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list each grant made under the central initiative for services for drug misusers.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is in the table.
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Description of project £ Ealing Health Authority Drug Screening Analytical Equipment 41,142 Riverside Health Authority Monitoring of Young Unregistered Drug Misusers 147,450 Riverside Health Authority Analytical Service for the 'Nucleus' project 57,239 North Bedfordshire Health Authority Appointment of a Community Psychiatric nurse 23,250 North East Thames Region City and Hackney Health Authority Extension of existing services 145,300 Bloomsbury Health Authority Nurse Training Course 56,604 Bloomsbury Health Authority Local Routine Monitoring System (North London) 83,630 Bloomsbury Health Authority Day Treatment Centre 369,754 Barking, Havering and Brentwood Health Authority Local Back-up Service to Existing Central Clinic 69,070 Enfield Health Authority Lectures and discussions on Drugs 1,800 Southend Health Authority Multi-Disciplinary Team 138,150 South East Thames Region Bromley Health Authority Information gathering—Assessment of district needs 43,400 West Lambeth Health Authority Drug Screening Service 18,541 West Lambeth Health Authority Word Processor for Drug Dependency Service 5,000 Brighton Health Authority Drug Screening Service 12,023 Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority Drug Screening Analytical Equipment 20,551 The Bethlem Royal Hospital, The Maudsley Hospital Drug Screening Equipment 8,700 Greenwich Health Authority Drug Screening Equipment 25,995 South West Thames Region Mid-Downs Health Authority Counselling, treatment and education service 55,833 Kingston and Esher Health Authority Extension of existing services (ie additional staff) at walk-in clinic 24,600 Wandsworth Health Authority Multi-Disciplinary Team 181,812 Mid Surrey Health Authority Drug Screening Equipment 37,003 Wessex Region Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority Community Treatment Day Centre 142,077 Isle of Wight Health Authority Walk-in Centre 95,590 East Dorset Health Authority Drug Screening Service 18,700 East Dorset Health Authority Staffing 77,406 Oxford Region Oxford Regional Health Authority Outreach work and prevalence study 38,400 South Western Region Frenchay Health Authority Drug Treatment Centre—Bristol 149,000 North Devon Health Authority Drug Resources Co-ordinator/Manager 51,936 West Midlands Region Shropshire Health Authority Self-Referral Walk-in Counselling Service 133,139 Worcester and District Health Authority Drug Problem Team 80,500 West Birmingham Health Authority Nurse Training Course 48,293 Walsall Health Authority Advisory and Follow-up Service and Assessment of District Needs 106,450 Wolverhampton Health Authority New Treatment Clinic 31,616 Coventry Health Authority Drug Problem Team 119,665 Mid-Staffordshire Health Authority Drug Screening Equipment 3,450 Mersey Region Mersey Regional Health Authority Out-patient Clinic for Drug Dependency in Liverpool 541,825 Mersey Regional Health Authority Micro-computor for Drug Dependency Unit 7,900 Halton Health Authority Strengthening of existing Out Patient Clinic 74,357 Wirral Health Authority New Detoxification and Withdrawal Unit 109,173 North Western Region North Western Regional Health Authority Strengthening of existing Regional Service 190,992 North Western Regional Health Authority Nurse Training Course 109,851 Lancaster Health Authority Information gathering—assessment of District needs 34,000 Bolton Health Authority Counselling, assessment and rehabilitation service 158,300 LOCAL AUTHORITIES London Boroughs Training Committee Development of training courses 152,050 Wiltshire County Council Training course for social work staff 1,200 VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS Alpha House Fire Precautions, Kitchen Improvements 6,500 Barnet Borough Voluntary Service Council Non-Residential Community Support Programme 134,572 Blenheim Project Street Agency—Equipment—West London 8,464 Bournemouth Project Meta House (Short stay Rehabilitation Service)—improvement of existing facilities 38,500 Bradford Independent Drug Guidance (BRIDGE Project) Advisory, Counselling and Referral Service 137,207
Description of project £ City Roads (Crisis Intervention) Short Stay Residential Unit Furniture and Equipment—Central London 13,945 Coke Hole Trust Rehabilitation Services—Equipment and Minibus—Hampshire 14,565 Community Drug Project Street Agency—removal expenses to new premises—South London 8,885 Youth Worker and Training and Development Worker 94,467 East Dorset Drug Advisory Service Information/Administration Centre 73,867 Elizabeth House Association Rehabilitation Services—Equipment—West London 3,380 Esher Association for the Prevention of Addiction Advisory/Education Service 79,339 Equipment 4,352 Strengthening of existing rehabilitation services 7,432 Rehabilitation Services—Furnishings and Equipment 7,768 Fulham Connection Equipment 369 Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Standing Conference on Drug Mis-Use Advisory and Counselling Service 51,239 Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence National Library and Information Service—Purchase of New Premises 272,815 Equipment and production of education leaflet 175,513 Kaleidoscope Project Education Unit 30,000 Leatherhead and District Association for the Prevention of Addiction Expansion of existing counselling/education/monitoring of prevalence 8,401 Ley Community Residentual Rehabilitation—Oxfordshire 152,872 Rehabilitation Service—Minibus—Oxfordshire 4,900 Lifeline Project Training Development Unit—Manchester 118,534 Merseyside Drugs Council Counselling/Advisory/Development Services—Wirral 71,274 Counselling/Advisory/Development Services—St. Helens 62,023 NACRO Training Development Unit—South West England 116,844 Equipment for Training Course—North East England 3,030 Newcastle Association for Mental Health Tranquilliser Support Project 96,213 Nucleus Information Gathering—West London 69,958 Operation Concern Yeldall Manor Rehabilitation Service—Upgrading of Building—Reading 53,000 Yeldall Manor Rehabilitation Service—Micro-Computer and Minibus—Reading 36,637 Phoenix House Rehabilitation Service—Sheffield 214,931 Re-Entry House—Furniture and Equipment—Sheffield 12,000 Rehabilitation Service—Furniture and Equipment—South London 12,837 Residential Rehabilitation House—South Tyneside 273,419 Rehabilitation Service—South London 3,444 Standing Conference on Drug Abuse National Resource Agency and Advisory Service—Equipment 8,263 Stevenage Drug Liason Group Advisory, Support and Out-Reach Service 59,413 TRANX Self-Help-Group—Tranquilliser Misuse—Harrow 89,183 TRANX Release (Northampton) Advisory and Self-Help Service—Tranquilliser Misuse 29,892 Turning Point Birmingham Drugline—Telephone Advice Service 95,894 Sheffield Drugline—Telephone Advice Service 97,817 West Midlands Development Project—Initiation of low-cost volunteer-run counselling services 50,620 Hungerford Drug Project Training Package—Central London 53,169 ROMA Rehabilitation Service—Upgrading of building—Hammersmith 184,000 Equipment for Workers Evaluating Existing Turning Point Initiative Projects 9,668 Suffolk House Rehabilitation Service Repairs—Slough 4,204 West Cumbria MIND (Copeland) Self-Help Group and other Services—Tranquilliser Misuse 85,442 Inward House* Expansion of existing rehabilitation service—Lancaster 32,560 * A grant was made to this organisation—but it was not taken up.
§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much central funding to support initiatives concerned with drug abuse was applied for by the Bradford district health authority; and when these funds will be made available.
§ Mr. John PattenBradford health authority has applied for funds under the central funding initiative for a toxicological screening service, a senior health education officer and a nurse to undertake a liaison/education and research role. The total value of the bids is £162,500. The toxicological screening service will be approved shortly; the other proposals are under consideration.