§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the departmental budget allocated in this financial year for tackling drug crime will be spent on(a) staff and (b) associated staff costs; and if he will make a statement. [91672]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthAll expenditure on tackling drugs contributes to the fight against drug crime.
Of the departmental expenditure specifically targeted on delivering the Drug Strategy, some 13 per cent. will be spent on staffing and associated costs in the current financial year.
§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the numbers and percentage of prisoners who will be participating in drug treatment programmes in each of the next 10 years. [90270]
§ Hilary BennThe Prison Service is committed to delivering the following Key Performance Targets by March 2004:
- 5,700 prisoners to enter a rehabilitation programme or therapeutic community annually;
- 27,000 prisoners to enter Detoxification annually;
- 25,000 initial Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare (CARATs) assessments to be undertaken annually; and
- to maintain 28,000 prisoners on voluntary testing compacts.
The Government's recent Spending Review 2002 makes provision to boost treatment in prisons and revised targets are now being negotiated taking into account additional funds. These will define delivery until March 2006. It is, however, too soon to confirm what these revisions will be.
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§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget has been allocated for the education campaign due to be launched this spring on drug misuse; what assessment will take place of the effectiveness of the campaign: who will carry out the assessment; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement. [91673]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe campaign is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Department for Health. £3 million has been allocated in this year and a similar level of funding is anticipated over the following three years. The campaign will be fully evaluated, including a quantitative tracking survey which will be supplemented by qualitative surveys as appropriate. The evaluation contract is being commissioned through COI (Central Office of Information), the Government's communications agency, and we anticipate appointing a research agency in the near future. The tracking survey results will be placed in the Library when they become available.