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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 5 February 2007.

Addiction

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Which body provides government funding in Northern Ireland to groups offering help and support to those with addictions; and how much has been paid to these groups in each of the past five years.
Answer

The Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety through the alcohol and drug strategies, and its funding for core health board addiction services, provides funding to a range of organisations and groups offering help and support to those with addictions. Additional funding is provided by the NIO Community Safety Unit (NIO) and the Housing Executive for Northern Ireland (NIHE). The figures for these three funding bodies are as follows.

Alcohol and Drug Strategies
2002-03 £4,167,214
2003-04 £4,271,394
2004-05 £5,383,056
2005-06 £5,517,633
2006-07 £6,367,240 (Projected)
Total Funding £25,706,537
Health Boards
2002-03 £4,790,678
2003-04 £5,117,335
2004-05 £5,998,304
2005-06 £6, 618, 163
2006-07 £6,753,076 (Projected)
Total Funding £29,277,556
NIO
2002-03 £323,072
2003-04 £508,620
2004-05 £557,309
2005-06 £494,492
2006-07 £448,000 (Projected)
Total Funding £2,331,493
NIHE
2003-04 £3,105,970
2004-05 £3,260,283
2005-06 £4,104,499
2006-07 £3,866,825 (Projected)
Total Funding £14,337,577

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1468; 689 c83WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Health services Finance Drugs Northern Ireland Misuse Rehabilitation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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