§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health to what purposes the drug and alcohol specific grant is intended to be put.
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§ Mr. BowisThe purposes of specific grant are:
- 1. to assist local authorities to develop the voluntary sector's contribution to improving the adequacy, quality and suitability of the social care elements of services for alcohol and drug misusers;
- 2. to support residential, day and domiciliary services as appropriate, according to local needs, especially for "hard to reach" groups;
- 3. to contribute to the planned provision of services for alcohol and/or drug misusers within local community care plans.
§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the amounts of drug and alcohol specific grant awarded to each London borough since 1990–91.
§ Mr. BowisThe amounts of specific grant awarded at the start of each financial year since 1990–91 are shown in the table.
Name of borough 1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ Barnet — — 5,274 5,387 Bexley — 6,048 — — Brent — — 43,458 79,067 Barking and Dagenham — 7,161 24,360 31,360 Camden 22,600 10,044 7,984 47,420 Corporation of the City of London — — — 61,788 Croydon 7,350 5,325 8,883 16,310 Ealing — — — 24,358 Greenwich 5,500 6,000 6,125 — Hackney — 21,000 35,000 35,000 Hammersmith and Fulham 35,706 31,006 42,321 15,165.50 Haringey — — — 63,000 Harrow — — 8,520 — Havering — 7,161 — — Hillingdon — — — 7,025 Hounslow 17,505 16,862 21,490 61,888 Islington 34,009 50,030 73,289 91,688 Kensington and Chelsea 102,492 135,812 126,910 63,888 Kingston 11,666 18,500 — — Lambeth 17,500 21,000 39,746 18,630 Lewisham 12,527 47,599 15,619 14,619 Merton — — 10,066 — Newham — 7,161 — 93,842 Redbridge — 19,761 — — Richmond 7,700 7,700 15,400 — Southwark 41,548 105,957 65,910 35,641 Sutton — 18,512 18,512 124,212 Tower Hamlets 104,062 166,660 117,165 100,500 Waltham Forest 50,505 65,225 62,841 — Wandsworth — 44,882 49.666 49,866 Westminster 42,000 18,340 79,552 109,091