Written question asked by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered drug addicts per head of population there are in (a) Birmingham, (b) Bristol, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Manchester, (f) Newcastle, (g) Nottingham and (h) Sheffield.

Answer: Mr. Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered drug addicts per head of population there are in (a) Birmingham, (b) Bristol, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Manchester, (f) Newcastle, (g) Nottingham and (h) Sheffield. [214038] Miss Melanie Johnson: There is no requirement on drug misusers to register their addiction. The number per thousand population in contact with structured treatment during 2003-04, the most recent year for which figures are available, was: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Birmingham 4.2 Bristol 7.6 Leeds 3.4 Liverpool 6.4 Manchester 6.9 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 3.1 Nottingham 5.7 Sheffield 3.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c743W; 214038
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Birmingham Bristol Drugs Greater Manchester Leeds Misuse Newcastle upon Tyne Nottingham Liverpool Sheffield
Contains statistics: Yes
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