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Anti-Drug Awareness

I agree with the hon. Gentleman's point. However, sometimes the debate on drug addiction is polarised between those who think that abstinence should be the only treatment available and those who almost say that abstinence should be ignored. I have tried to say that treatment should be based on the individual's clinical need and what works for them. Abstinence has been absent from the available treatment options and more should be done in relation to that, but for a considerable number of people, the expectation of an immediate move from addiction to legal or illegal drugs to being drug-free is simply not based in the real world. On a couple of the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, North, we will, of course, consider data protection—I will undertake to do so tomorrow. We will also consider the issue of trying to get more local information. I will raise that matter and look into it for him. We have a close relationship with the Department for Children, Schools and Families and I think my hon. Friend would agree with that in relation to some of the points I have made. I accept that there is an issue regarding data and I will look into that for my hon. Friend. If it is helpful, I will write to him and copy that correspondence to other hon. Members who have taken part in this debate. The hon. Member for Castle Point made some interesting points. I cannot give him a commitment to fund his voluntary group, but such groups are tremendously important. The work that many faith organisations, churches, mosques and so on do across the country is vital. Sometimes the voluntary sector can reach people that the statutory agencies cannot get to. I commend the work of Mr. Hatter and his colleague. Indeed, I commend the work of all the people who work in the voluntary sector in relation to this issue, both in the hon. Gentleman's constituency and in constituencies across the country.