§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what centres exist for the treatment of drug addicts residing in each of the counties of Wales; and whether he has any proposals for increasing the provision.
§ Mr. GristThe provision of services and facilities for drug misusers in their area is essentially a matter for individual health and local authorities to determine. Existing and planned local services will suffice for the needs of the majority of problem drug misusers but there remains a small number of cases where more specialist help is needed. Two in-patient units exist with special interest in such cases. These are the Adfer unit in South Glamorgan and a unit at the North Wales hospital, Denbigh. In addition, we are aware of two voluntary sector projects which can provide residential rehabilitation facilities for drug misusers. These are the Rhoserchan project near Aberystwyth, and Teen Challenge at Llanelli.
To supplement and support those local services the Government established in 1986 the central initiative to combat drug misuse. That initiative provides additional increasing resources for statutory and voluntary services. The current annual provision is around £1.5 million, details of which I announced in April of this year. Copies of that announcement are available in the Library of the House. Future provision will be announced in the new year.