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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Thursday, 1 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 November 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Heroin: Medical Treatments

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate funding to local authorities that plan to implement heroin assisted treatment.

Answer

Local authorities are responsible for making decisions on how to spend their allocation of the public health grant based on the needs of their local population. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug treatment to meet those needs, including heroin assisted treatment services.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187009
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Finance Medical treatments Heroin
Link
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