Written question asked by Teresa Gorman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 March 2001. It was answered by Graham Stringer (Labour) on Friday, 30 March 2001 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Cabinet Office
- Question
- To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will estimate the number of drug addicts in the UK. - Inc figure.
- Answer
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Mrs. Gorman: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will estimate the number of drug addicts in the UK. [156203] Mr. Stringer: The number of problematic drug users-- usually characterised as `addicts'--in the mid-to-late 1990s, has been estimated at 266,000 for England, Scotland and Wales.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 156203; 365 c857W
- Session
- 2000-01
- Subjects
- Drugs Misuse
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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