§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much support has been made available for(a) action against illegal drugs and (b) education in schools regarding illegal drugs as a result of the seizure of the assets of convicted drug offenders; and how much she expects to be made available in each of the next three years. [102767]
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§ Mr. Ian McCartneyThe Confiscated Assets Fund will total £3 million for 1999–2000, increasing to £5 million in 2000–01.
The UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator is currently identifying initiatives which might receive funding from the Confiscated Assets Fund to support action against illegal drugs. I hope to be able to make announcements shortly.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much of the funding for the anti-drugs strategy made available under the Comprehensive Spending Review is to be spent each year on(a) drugs education in primary and secondary schools and (b) other forms of drugs education for children and young persons under 16 years of age. [102793]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyAs a result of the Comprehensive Spending Review some £7.5 million per annum is being made available through the Department for Education and Employment to assist all schools, including pupil referral units and the youth service, to deliver effective education about drugs in line with the aims relating to young people identified in the Government's anti drug strategy.
Other education and prevention activities are funded by the Department of Health who will be spending £6 million per year to support a range of drugs education and prevention activities, and by the Drugs Prevention Advisory Service providing £6 million per year to encourage and support good practice in drugs prevention at a local, regional and national level.