§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on alcohol and drug rehabilitation schemes on the NHS in Leeds Strategic Health Authority area; how many were waiting for places; and how many were given places, in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [83489]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation relating to alcohol and drug rehabilitation schemes for the five primary care trusts serving the Leeds area is shown in the table.
Year Number of people accessing treatment 1998–99 1,930 1999–2000 2,498 2000–01 2,366 Notes:
Neither the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System NDTMS or Drugs Misuse Database (DMD) holds, or is designed to hold, data on the number of places available for drug and alcohol treatment on the NHS.
Source:
West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority
Information relating to the number of national health service alcohol and drug rehabilitation places is not available.