HC Deb 14 July 2003 vol 409 cc58-9W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Crosby (Mrs. Curtis-Thomas) of 30 June, Official Report, column 11W, on drugs, if he will list the anti-drugs projects funded from recovered assets, and the amount of money awarded in each case. [124958]

Caroline Flint

In 2002–03 16 anti-drugs projects were awarded funding for 1-3 years from recovered assets at a total cost of £6.5 million. The projects were:

Rehabilitation/Treatment

  • South Buckinghamshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (Slough)—"Criminal Justice Treatment Project"—to set up a drug treatment clinic with a doctor, nurse and counselor—£220,000
  • Community Focus (Hull)—"User Involvement Project—to involve drug misusers in identifying and reviewing service provision—£99,400
  • West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drugs Abuse (Swansea)—"Community Outreach Drug Prevention Initiative"—to provide equipment and advice to heroin addicts and get new people in to treatment—£136,718
  • No Limits (Southampton)—"Young People's Substance Misuse Project"—to provide advice and counselling on drugs issues—£219,472
  • Brigend County Borough Council—"Brigend Rapid Access Points"—to offer a rapid appointment for assessment and access to treatment for drugs misusers—£462,500
  • Gwellheans Recovery (Cornwall)—"Caseworker"—to focus on relapse prevention and positive re-integration back into the community—£66,671
  • North East Council on Addictions (Newcastle)—"The Integrated Treatment/Outreach Programme"—to provide a range of services to prolific substance misusers—£189,612
  • Reading Drugs Action Team—"Oxford Road Drugs and Street crime Initiative"—Full-time worker to provide advice and support to homeless drugs misusers—£155,000

Diversionary Activities for Young People

  • Southern Focus Trust (Portsmouth)—"Havant Young People's Access"—a drop-in facility to divert young people from drugs and crime—£276,659
  • Corby Borough Council—"Project Diversion"—working with disengaged or at risk young people £37,000
  • Torfaen County Borough Council (Pontypool)—"Musical Youth"—to engage young people through the medium of music—£82,627

Pro-active Drugs related Projects

  • Lancashire Constabulary—"Drugsfine"—Confidential telephone line for the public to contact the police with drug related information—£47,685
  • Drugscope (London)—"Drug Education for Hard to reach Parents"—to provide information and education about drugs issues—£81,334
  • Surrey Drug Action Team—"Confidential no-fault Inquiries into Drug Deaths in Surrey"—£10,000
  • Clouds (Wiltshire)—"Interventions towards the Significant Other"—to provide support for carers of substance misusers—£253,699
  • Merseyside Police—"Middle Market Drugs Investigation"—to disrupt Class A drug trafficking—£4,236,379