§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much money has been allocated annually to the Somerset Drug Service since its inception; [82606]
(2) how many individuals have been treated by the Somerset Drug Service through (a) self-referral, (b) court referral and (c) other referral in the last two years. [82607]
§ Ms BlearsI am advised by Dorset and Somerset Strategic Health Authority that the annual allocation to Somerset Drug Service was as follows:
£ Allocation 2002–03 1,562,000 2001–02 1,265,000 2000–01 900,000 These are the only years for which information is readily available from the strategic health authority.
776WThe number of individuals referred for treatment at Somerset Drug Service is not collected centrally. Again, the strategic health authority has advised me that referrals to the service in 2000–01 were 248 and in 2001–02 were 288.