Alcohol Concern

HC Deb 25 April 1994 vol 242 cc60-1W

Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what grants have been made over the last five years to Alcohol Concern.

Mr. Bowis

Alcohol Concern receives grant from several sources. The Department of Health awarded the following amounts from 1989–90 to 1993–94. The figures include sums available to Alcohol Concern disbursement to voluntary agencies for providing local services for alcohol misusers. These amounts are given in brackets.

Year	Amount (£)	£
1989–90	583,000	(200,000)
1990–91	603,000	(220,000)
1991–92	1,723,500	(1,310,000)
1992–93	2,693,000	(2,265,000)
1993–94	2,575,650	(2,130,000)