§ Lord Lucasasked Her Majesty's Government:
What funding they have made available in the past year for research into the treatment of "dangerous severe personality disorder". [HL5314]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)The Government have allocated substantial funds for research into the treatment of individuals who are dangerous as a result of a severe personality disorder (DSPD). In total, during the past year the joint Home Office, Department of Health and Prison Service DSPD Programme contracted research on this issue to the value of £232,887.00.
A further substantial programme of research into the treatment of DSPD is planned for 2003 and 2004.