HC Deb 07 December 1989 vol 163 c369W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been spent by his Department on research on crack and its effects.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Department will continue to keep abreast of research developments both here and abroad. Together with the Home Office, we are hoping to fund, at an estimated cost of £300,000, a three-year research project to study the prevalence and patterns of use of cocaine and crack.

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