§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Stoke-on-Trent North in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [177619]
§ Caroline FlintBreakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available in the form requested as funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) area. In this case Stoke on Trent DAT which covers Stoke on Trent North, Central and South.
The period for 1997–98 is prior to the formation of the National Drug Strategy and there is no locally held information on funding available for that financial year.
In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation for Stoke on Trent DAT was £2,039,718. In order to ensure consistency figures supplied are based on funding streams associated with the National Drug Strategy and are readily verifiable. These funding streams are specifically targeted at tackling the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs. Other mainstream funding is made available at a local level, this varies and both in amount and origin as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.
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2003–04 (£) Partnership Capacity 70,467 Treatment Pooled Budget 1,341,800 Through Care After Care—Pump Priming 35,000 Building Safer Communities1 397,891 Young People 194,560 Total 2,039,718 1Contains non drug elements