§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she intends to issue new guidance regarding ordinary residence with respect to potential users of drug or alcohol dependency services.
§ Mr. YeoGuidance on ordinary residence for people requiring social services, which includes this client group, was issued this week. A copy will be placed in the Library.
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§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a list of comparable costs of providing a residential place in(a) a residential unit for drug dependency, (b) a rehabilitation unit for alcohol dependency and (c) a local prison.
§ Mr. YeoThe standing conference on drug abuse produces a guide for services for drug and alcohol rehabilitation and has indicated that the costs of residential rehabilitation care range from £280 to over £1,000 per person per week depending on the locality and the type and level of care provided.
I understand from my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department that the cost for a place in local prisons and adult remand centres is £437 per week and for the generality of all prisons £442 per week.