Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 24 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2002. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 22 July 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been in drug rehabilitation programmes in the Portsmouth South constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been in drug rehabilitation programmes in the Portsmouth, South constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [64587] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Information requested on the number of people who have been in drug rehabilitation programmes in the Portsmouth, South constituency is not available. Figures are collected by the Portsmouth Drug Action Team (DAT), which covers a much wider area than Portsmouth, South. The total number of people who have been in drug rehabilitation programmes over the last three years has increased significantly. In 1999-2000 the number of people accessing these services was 283. This number rose in the next two years to 307 in 2000-01 and 417 in 2001-102.

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