Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 12 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2003. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been in drug rehabilitation schemes in the area covered by the Portsmouth Drug Action Team, in each year since 2001-02. - Including figures. (Further information on 15.03.2004 at 419 c128W)

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been in drug rehabilitation schemes in the area covered by the Portsmouth Drug Action Team, in each year since 2001-02. [144499] Ms Rosie Winterton: I have been asked to reply. The information requested is not collected centrally. The most recent statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System estimated that there were 140,900 drug misuses in treatment during 2002-03, an increase of 10 per cent. on the previous year of 2001-02.

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