§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary State for Health how much central Government funding was specifically354W allocated for preventive and curative work in relation to (a) drug, (b) alcohol and (c) tobacco dependency in the last financial year. [156909]
§ Ms Stuart[holding answer 5 April 2001]: It is not always possible to distinguish between preventive and curative work in relation to substance misuse. Interventions may be undertaken with people who have some substance misuse problems but have not, or would not, necessarily develop dependency. In the financial year 2000–01, the following sums were allocated for work which can broadly be described as preventive and/or curative in relation to drug, alcohol, and tobacco dependency or misuse, by central Government:
£59 million drug misuse special allocation to health authorities for drug misuse services.£25 million additional in year funding in relation to drug misuse, to increase treatment capacity, reduce drug related deaths, and extend targeted preventive programmes.£20 million allocated for smoking cessation through health authorities.£13.75 million allocated for anti-smoking education.£6.78 million drug and alcohol specific and special grants allocated to local authorities for distribution to voluntary sector drug and alcohol treatment agencies.£7.45 million for preventive activity in relation to drug misuse.£1.86 million Section 64 General Scheme of Grants to the voluntary sector, covering a range of preventive and curative projects in relation to drug, alcohol, and tobacco dependency.£0.6 million for preventive health promotion in relation to alcohol.£0.5 million local grants scheme promoting development of primary care led alcohol services.