To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the impact of the recent reduction in funding for the young people substance misuse grant. (153373)

The reduction in funding for the Young People’s Substance Misuse Partnership Grant (YPSMPG) for 2007-08 was primarily because of £4 million of Department of Health Targeted Prevention funding being reallocated to other priorities. No specific assessment of the impact of the reduction of funding has been undertaken by the Department of Health. The YPSMPG and other mainstream funding supports local work to reduce drug use among young people. Drug use among young people is monitored through the Schools Survey and British Crime Survey.