§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the amount of Government funding for(a) drug misuse treatment and (b) alcohol misuse treatment in (i) England and (ii) each strategic health authority in each of the last six years. [138755]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe pooled drug treatment budget was £195.7 million in 2002–03 and this increased to £243.6 million in 2003–04. It is estimated that the pooled treatment budget is matched with an additional 200 million of mainstream funding. Figures are not available prior to 2002–03 when the majority of drug treatment was funded through mainstreamed health monies.
Figures are not available for each strategic health authority. However, the table shows pooled treatment budget allocations for each National Treatment Agency region.
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£ million Region 2002–03 2003–04 London 43.80 55.20 East Midlands 12.96 16.42 West Midlands 19.20 24.61 Eastern Region 17.15 20.07 North East 11.72 14.87
£ million Region 2002–03 2003–04 North West 25.90 32.93 South East 25.44 29.23 South West 15.47 18.19 Yorkshire and Humber 19.57 24.57 Responsibility for funding alcohol treatment services lies with primary care trusts, who commission these services in line with local needs. The Department does not hold centrally collected information on expenditure on alcohol treatment services, but we estimate that around £95 million is spent annually on these services, with the bulk of this funding being drawn from Government sources.