HC Deb 25 October 1999 vol 336 c749W
Mr. Woolas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will establish respite care and detoxification units for people who are addicted to benzodiazepine drugs. [93727]

Yvette Cooper

Decisions about the commissioning of drug treatment services are made locally by health and local authorities on the basis of local need. Assessment of the need for specialist services, such as particular services for users of benzodiazepines, should inform these commissioning decisions.