§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many health education co-ordinators advising on drugs and alcohol have been funded by his Department in Cheshire since 1979;
(2) how many health education co-ordinators advising on drugs and alcohol have been funded by his Department in the whole of the United Kingdom since 1979.
§ Mr. ForthThe Department made education support grant to local education authorities in England for drug education from 1986–87 to 1989–90, and for preventive health education from 1990–91 to 1992–93. During that seven-year period, most LEAs, including Cheshire, used the grant to employ at least one drug or health education co-ordinator.