Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it has frozen the funding for the national mission to reduce drug-related deaths and harms at £60 million in its draft Budget 2025-26, an
S6W-32381 · Written Question · lodged by Wells, Annie
Lodged on
13 Dec 2024Heard / answered on
19 Dec 2024To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it has frozen the funding for the national mission to reduce drug-related deaths and harms at £60 million in its draft Budget 2025-26, and that this represents a real-terms reduction, which rehabilitation services in the Glasgow region will be impacted by this.
The answer
The funding for Drugs and Alcohol in the 2025-26 draft budget is £80.9m. This includes £60m as part of our commitment to provide £250m in additional funding over 5 years to reduce drug deaths and improve the lives of people who use drugs and alcohol.£19.1m of funding has moved to baselined funding which ADPs have highlighted as important for sustainability and recruitment.Overall funding for Alcohol and Drugs, including Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) has been maintained at the record levels set in 2023-24.No rehabilitation services will be directly impacted as a result of this budget.
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 Dec 2024.