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I thank the Minister for that reply, but outside the probation service—in terms of medical referrals for addicts going for treatment in places such as Weston-super-Mare—will she commit here and now to the principle that the referring agency sending the addict for treatment retains responsibility for that addict throughout their programme of treatment and rehabilitation, rather than just allowing them to be abandoned into the care of local services after one or more of the initial steps in their treatment has been completed?
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John Penrose (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 2008
Reference
473 c732-3
House
House of Commons

About two to three years ago, I encountered a growing wave of concern in my constituency about the number of drug addicts that my constituents saw in and around the town. On inquiring into the problem in some depth the following year, I decided to launch the Cleaner Weston campaign...

Member
John Penrose (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c411-2WH
House
House of Commons

: I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. On his first point, a potentially good example of an accreditation scheme is being introduced in north Somerset, and I hope that the Minister will agree to consider that as a pilot scheme that might be rolled out across the country....

Member
John Penrose (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c412-3WH
House
House of Commons

: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. As part of a complete care package and plan, typically after leaving treatment, most care plans will involve a series of steps through half-way houses, dry houses, education and training and voluntary work as a way of re-entering society as one of its...

Member
John Penrose (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c414WH
House
House of Commons

: One fact of which the Minister may not be aware, but which has developed in Weston-super-Mare in recent months, is that the national probation service has tightened up considerably in response to some of the points that I have been raising. It has withdrawn its patronage from one or...

Member
John Penrose (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c415WH
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on addiction treatment centres in Weston-super-Mare

Lead member
John Penrose
Answering member
Caroline Flint
Department
Department of Health
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c411-20WH
House
House of Commons