§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has held with South Yorkshire local health authorities regarding drug abuse; and if he will list the funding that is allocated for this purpose by each authority. [11663]
§ Mr. HoramThe Department has held no discussions with health authorities in South Yorkshire about drug misuse. Information on the total funding allocated by health authorities for combating drug misuse is not available centrally. Funds allocated by the Department to health authorities for this purpose are shown in the tables.
703WThe table shows the funding for services for drug misusers allocated to each of the health authorities in South Yorkshire for 1996–97 and 1997–98:
Drug misuse treatment services Thousands Health authority Allocation 1996–97 Allocation 1997–98 Barnsley 144 163 Doncaster 184 205 Rotherham 232 253 Sheffield 392 442 In addition, the table shows central funding made available to develop drug action teams and drug reference groups.
Drug action team and drug reference group development funding Thousands Health authority Allocation 1996–97 Allocation 1997–98 Barnsley 33 34 Doncaster 34 34 Rotherham 33 34 Sheffield 34 34 Drugs challenge fund
Sheffield health authority has also won drugs challenge funding for four projects. The total challenge fund allocation to Sheffield is £27,600.