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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Beith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the expenditure on his Department's drugs prevention initiatives, in cash and real terms, in each of the last three years; what is the planned cash and real terms spending in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [70324] Mr. George Howarth: Home Office expenditure on the Drugs Prevention Initiative and its successor body, the Drugs Prevention Advisory Service, over the period is as follows: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cash Real terms 1996-87 5.9 6.2 1997-98 6.0 6.1 1998-99{1} 5.8 5.8 1999-2000 6.3 6.1 2000-01 6.3 6.0 2001-02 6.3 5.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimated In addition, from 1999-2000 the Home Office Drugs Prevention Advisory Service will disburse Drug Action Team Development funding, on behalf of the United Kingdom Anti Drugs Co-ordination Unit. This funding, of £5 million in each year, is provided on a shared basis by the Home Office, the Department of Health, the Department for Education and Employment and Customs and Excise.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

70324; 325 c499-500W;325 c501-2W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Crime prevention Expenditure Drugs Misuse Drugs Prevention Initiative UK Anti-drugs Coordinator

Contains statistics

Yes