§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on programmes explaining the dangers of(a) drugs and (b) alcohol misuse in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Lancashire in the last year for which figures are available. [161386]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggIn 2003–04 Lancashire Local Education Authority (LEA) received £395,863 of Government funding to support drug education in schools. Of this, £261,599 originated from this Department, £114,304 from the Department of Health, and £20,000 from the Home Office to cover enhanced school drug adviser support for Lancashire's participation in the Blueprint research programme. The LEA is able to add to this funding if it wishes.
There has been no direction from Government as to the proportion of this funding that should be spent on education about different substances or on schools in different sectors.