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Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the funding for local authorities to provide drug and alcohol support services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
10 Dec 2024
Answer
11 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the funding for local authorities to provide drug and alcohol support services.

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Drug and alcohol treatment is funded through the Public Health Grant. In addition to the Public Health Grant, the Department allocated local authorities £267 million in 2024/25 to improve the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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