§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many local authorities or health authorities (a) run centres for the treatment of drug/alcohol abuse, listing those authorities by name, (b) have plans to open new centres, or expand existing centres, for the treatment 333W of drug/alcohol abuse, listing those authorities by name and (c) have closed centres for the treatment of drug/ alcohol abuse since 1983, listing those authorities by name.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe BBC/SCODA directory "Drug Problems — Where to Get Help", of which there is a copy in the Library, lists services for the treatment of drug misusers provided by the statutory, voluntary and private sectors by county. Alcohol Concern's directory "Alcohol Services", available from Alcohol Concern, 305 Grays Inn road, London WC1 8QF, lists services for problem drinkers in a similar way.
All regional health authorities have plans to expand services for drug misusers, but comprehensive information on the plans of individual districts is not available centrally nor is information or plans to expand services for problem drinkers. Information on closures of centres for drug misusers or problem drinkers is not held centrally.