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Drugs: Rehabilitation

Commons · Question 88618 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist residential drug and alcohol treatment in (a) England and (b) the North East.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Nov 2025

Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need for alcohol and drug prevention and treatment in their area, including residential treatment, and commissioning services to meet these needs. The Department set an ambition that 2% of the drug and...