§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Sittingbourne and Sheppey in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [I70290]
§ Caroline FlintBreakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available to the Home Office. Funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) areas, in this case Kent DAT.
The period 1997–98 pre-dates National Drug Strategy, accounting procedures mean that the 1997 figures are no longer available and that 1998 figures are not accessible by the DAT.
In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation was £7,591,564. 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.
£ 2003–04 Partnership Capacity 124,425 Treatment Pooled Budget 4,780,000 Through Care After Care Pump 35,000 Priming Building Safer Communities1 1,858,242 Young people 793,897 Total 7,591,564 1Contains non drug elements