Clause 25 — Contracting out functions under Jobseekers Act 1995

Part of Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2) – in the House of Commons am 6:15 pm ar 10 Tachwedd 2009.

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Photo of Steve Webb Steve Webb Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 6:15, 10 Tachwedd 2009

The Minister referred to places on treatment programmes, and we are talking not only about drugs in the traditional sense, but about alcohol abuse. Certainly my local service providers say that it can be easy to find money for drugs programmes, but hard to find it for alcohol programmes. Can he say something about the resourcing of places for treatment of people with alcohol abuse problems? Is his Department funding the provision of such places and can he give some idea about numbers?