§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what initiatives he has taken in respect of research into alcohol misuse and the social effects of alcohol misuse in England; and how much money he has made available for this purpose in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Peter LloydDuring the past three years the Home Office has commissioned a survey of drinking in England and Wales, carried out research into drinking and disorder in non-metropolitan areas, evaluated the effects of experimental byelaws to control public drinking in the central parts of various towns and cities and commissioned a preliminary study of the role economic models may play in understanding the links between alcohol and crime. The cost of work falling in this financial year was about £15,000.