§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost, purpose and outcome of a meeting held with seven general practitioners at a hotel in Bristol in the first week of December 1985 organised by Arthur Irving Associates on behalf of the Central Office of Information.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe meeting which cost, I understand, about £700 was part of a programme of quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate the Government's campaign of education and information on drug misuse. This programme included interviews with young people, parents and professionals — of whom general practitioners are a key group. I am told that the Bristol meeting provided some useful insights for the evaluation.