§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Blackpool, North and Fleetwood in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [175882]
§ 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 Blackpool DAT.
The period 1997–98 pre-dates National Drug Strategy, during this time the primary care trust (PCT) allocated funding for tackling drug misuse. The 1997–98 figure reported to us by Blackpool PCT is £198,776 which covered Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre (all within the health authority boundaries at the time).
In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation for Blackpool was £1,174,983. 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, and this varies both in amount and origin so, as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.
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2003–04 (£) Partnership Capacity 66,872 Treatment Pooled Budget 740,000 Through Care After Care Pump Priming 35,000 Building Safer Communities1 207,193 Young people 125,918 Total 1,174,983 1 Contains non-drug elements.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Bootle since 1997. [175910]
§ Ms BlearsSince 1997, the Home Office has provided £132,623 to Bootle for CCTV schemes.
Allocation of that funding locally is a matter for Bootle council and Merseyside police. The information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Bootle in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [175912]
§ 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 (Sefton DAT).
1997–98 Sefton drugs allocation was as follows:
1997–98 (£) Local Health Authority Block contracts 728,671 JMU Database 20,000 Pharmacy costs 100,000 Social Work team 100,000 Drug Misuse special allocation from DoH 374,000 In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation for Sefton DAT was £2,142,399. 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 both in amount and origin so as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.
2003–04 (£) Partnership Capacity 71,500 Treatment Pooled Budget 1,336,000 Through Care After Care Pump Priming 35,000 Building Safer Communities1 484,700 Young People 215,199 Total 2,142,399 1Contains non-drug elements.