To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the voluntary organisations which have received help to combat alcohol and drug misuse, in the last financial year, giving in each case the amounts given.
[holding answer 20 December 1991]: Full details of the support given by health boards to local voluntary organisations concerned with alcohol and drug misuse are not held centrally. However, over £2 million was set aside in the health programme in 1989–90 specifically for the support of drug misuse services and a substantial proportion of this sum was used to support the work of voluntary organisations.In addition, support was given to voluntary organisations concerned with alcohol and drug misuse from centrally held funds under section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969 (the urban Programme). Details of assistance given under these provision are on folllows:
Organisation | Amount (1989–90) £ |
Scottish Council on Alcohol | 142,190 |
Scottish Drugs Forum | 48,800 |
Drinkwise Orkney | 13,360 |
Church of Scotland (Designated Place, Inverness) | 6,730 |
Glasgow Council on Alcohol | |
(1) Barlinnie Addiction Project | 10,522 |
(2) Hostels project | 29,124 |
Ayrshire Council on Alcohol | 63,444 |
Renfrew Council on Alcohol | 38,229 |
Anchor House (Perth) | 23,064 |
Aberdeen Council on Alcohol | 50,995 |
Falkirk Drug and Solvent Abuse Project | 16,015 |
Aberdeen Drugs Action Outreach Project | 22,350 |
West Edinburgh Support Team | 25,841 |
East End Drug Forum (Glasgow) | 61,980 |
Inverclyde Drugline | 43,879 |
St. Enoch's Drug Rehabilitation Programme | 82,237 |
West Lothian Drug Education Project | 24,898 |
Total | 703,678 |