Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 6 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 November 2008. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Leicester City Primary Care Trust

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much Leicester City Primary Care Trust spent on specialist treatment for alcohol dependency in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997; how many cases of alcohol dependency it dealt with in each of those years; and what treatments it makes available for people with alcohol dependency;

Answer: The information requested is not collected centrally.Safe. Sensible. Social. The next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy was published in 2007 and sets out this Government's strategy to tackle harmful and binge drinking. A copy of this document is already in the Library.Funding is allocated directly to primary care trusts (PCTs), including Leicester City PCT, who are responsible for commissioning appropriate services to meet the needs of their local populations. This includes investing in preventing and treating harm caused by alcohol. Leicester City PCT will be receiving £150,000 as part of a pilot scheme to trailblaze new approaches to tackle alcohol misuse in health inequality hotspots across the city.

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