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Crispin Blunt
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(6 years ago)
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James Brokenshire
I am not going to predict, because—[Interruption.] I am sorry to disappoint the hon. Lady. I want to see the figures coming down, because it is about helping people off the street and changing their lives. No one chooses to be out on the street. That is why we are taking all the action that we are.
Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)
What is the Government’s estimate of the proportion of those sleeping rough who are not addicted to drugs, including alcohol?
James Brokenshire
We recognise that there is a significant issue with what is known as dual diagnosis of mental ill health and alcohol addiction and how the two are intertwined, along with the use of novel psychoactive substances, which has compounded the issue. That is why we have asked the national health service to provide an additional £30 million to address those issues and get better data on them.