Community Care (Hansard, 22 March 1994)

§ Ms Jowell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total increase in overall public expenditure on community care in each year since 1991.

§ Mr. Bowis
Total figures for public expenditure on community care for years since 1991 are not yet available.

§ Mr. Boyes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will outline her Department's policy on the care and treatment of drug users under the community care programme.

§ Mr. Bowis
The Government attach a high priority to the establishment of effective community-based care services for those who misuse drugs, for which local authorities were given responsibility from April 1993.
Independent monitoring of these new arrangements shows that services are becoming more diverse and responsive to local needs. The Government will continue to keep the provision of such services under review, within general arrangements for monitoring community care.