Drug and Alcohol (Hansard, 5 February 1993)

§ Mr. David Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to improve aftercare facilities for drug users in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Stewart
The Scottish Office has made available to health boards £2.4 million in the current financial year specifically for the support and provision of drug misuse services. Assistance is also given to local authorities through the urban programme for drug-related projects. The planning and development of services are primarily the responsibility of health boards and local authorities, in consultation with the voluntary sector and having regard to local circumstances.

1989 1990 1991

Number of Addicts Notified Proportion¹ of Population (per 100,000) Number of Addicts Notified Proportion of Population (per 100,000) Number of Addicts Notified Proportion of Population (per 100,000)

Argyll and Clyde Health Board 21 5: 100,000 29 7: 100,000 55 13: 100,000

Strathclyde Region² 268 12: 100,000 370 16: 100,000 483 21: 100,000

Scotland 728 14: 100,000 1,184 23: 100,000 1,480 29: 100,000

¹ The figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

² Aggregation of figures for Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire Health Boards.

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what provisions are to be made for residential care and treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and misuse under the new community care arrangements; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Stewart:
[holding answer 4 February, 1993]: From 1 April 1993, under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, local authorities will make provision within community care plans for people who misuse alcohol and drugs. They will be responsible for assessing the social needs of individual alcohol and drug misusers and arranging appropriate packages of care, including residential care provision. Residential services offer a number of different treatment approaches, and local authorities will need to ensure that individuals are referred to a service best suited to their needs. The Scottish Home and Health Department will shortly be issuing special
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§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of notifications of drug addicts and the proportions of the communities in(a) Greenock, (b) Port Glasgow, (c) Paisley, (d) Strathclyde and (e) Scotland as a whole in each of the past three years.

§ Mr. Stewart
[holding answer 4 February 1993]: Information on addicts notified to the Home Office from Scotland is collected on a health board rather than town or regional basis. The table gives the number of notifications and the proportions of the population they represent in 1989, 1990 and 1991 for (a) Argyll and Clyde health board, within which Greenock, Port Glasgow and Paisley lie; (b) Strathclyde; and (c) Scotland. Figures for 1992 are not yet available.
guidance to local authorities, encouraging them to give special attention to the needs of alcohol and drug misusers within community care.

	1989	1990	1991
	Number of Addicts Notified	Proportion¹ of Population (per 100,000)	Number of Addicts Notified	Proportion of Population (per 100,000)	Number of Addicts Notified	Proportion of Population (per 100,000)
Argyll and Clyde Health Board	21	5: 100,000	29	7: 100,000	55	13: 100,000
Strathclyde Region²	268	12: 100,000	370	16: 100,000	483	21: 100,000
Scotland	728	14: 100,000	1,184	23: 100,000	1,480	29: 100,000
¹ The figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Aggregation of figures for Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire Health Boards.