HL Deb 17 May 2004 vol 661 cc64-5WA
Lord Adebowale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) What total funding allocation for drug treatment in England and Wales has been made available for each year that figures are available; and (b) what is the expected funding for the years 2004–05 and 2005–06. [HL2659]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The drug pooled treatment budget for 2003–04 is £236 million. The pooled treatment budget is matched by an estimated additional £200 million of local monies from primary care trusts and local authority mainstream funds.

The drug pooled treatment budget allocation for 2004–05 will be £253 million and for 2005–06 will be £299 million. These funds will continue to be matched by mainstream funds from primary care trusts and local authorities.

Lord Adebowale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) What funding allocation for drug treatment and testing orders in England and Wales has been made available for each year since the scheme was introduced; and (b) what is the expected funding for the years 2004–05 and 2005–06. [HL2656]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The funding allocation for drug treatment and testing orders in previous years is:

£ million
2000–01 18.0
2001–02 36.0
2002–03 36.0
2003–04 54.0

The funding in 2004–05 is £72 million. No decisions have yet been taken regarding the level of funding for 2005–06.

Lord Adebowale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are, in respect of each drug action team, for the years 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05:

  1. (a) the amount of funding allocated for drug treatment as part of the drug action team pooled treatment budget; and
  2. (b) the amount of funding allocated for drug treatment and testing orders as part of the drug action team pooled treatment budget. [HL2723]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The drug pooled treatment budget allocation is as follows:

  • 2002–03: £195.7 million
  • 2003–04: £236 million
  • 2004–05: £253 million

The allocation for each drug action team (DAT) can be found on the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse website (www.nta.nhs.uk).

Part of the drug treatment and testing order (DTTO) budget is transferred into the pooled treatment budget to contribute towards the costs of delivering all treatment under DTTOs. The funds agreed for transfer are:

  • 2002–03: £20 million
  • 2003–04: £29.7 million
  • 2004–05: £42 million

At local level DATs are not given a specified DTTO figure within their pooled treatment budgets.