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Majestic

Threshers

Co-op

Diageo

Pernod-Ricard

Bacardi

Brown Forman

Beam Global

Constellation

Gallo

Fosters

Adfam

Mentor UK

Drug Education Forum

National Children’s Home

DrinkAware Trust

Local Government Association

4Children

National Children’s Bureau

The Children’s Society

Addaction

Family Welfare Association

Turning Point

Parentline Plus

Youthnet

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Barnardos

Fostering Network

Stakeholder organisations that attended:

The Voice of the Nighttime Economy (Noctis)

Guild of Master Victuallers

Scotch Whisky Association

Association of Convenience Stores

The Advertising Association

Portman Group

Tourism Alliance

Advertising Standards Authority

Wine and Spirits Trade Association

Society of Independent Brewers

The Gin and Vodka Association

Association of Chief Police Officers

British Transport Police

Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)

Trading Standards

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Royal College of Nursing

Royal College of Physicians

Royal Pharmaceutical Society for the UK

University of Kent

Parentline Plus

Adfam

Youthnet

Mentor UK

Four regional events were held in Bristol, Newcastle, Liverpool and London during the Government’s consultation on what action should be taken in response to the rising levels of alcohol health harm and crime and disorder.

To be invited each organisation had to meet one of the following criteria—that they represented either diverse groups, enforcement and local authorities, the national health service, other health providers, manufacturers of alcohol, those in the alcohol off-licensed trade or those in the alcohol on-licensed trade.

In total 2,592 organisations were invited to these regional events and the following table breaks down this figure for each event and into the number invited, the number that accepted and the number that attended.

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		Number
		Invited	Accepted	Attended
Bristol	Diverse groups	33	2	2
	Enforcement and local authorities	217	15	11
	Health—NHS	146	8	7
	Health—other	0	0	0
	Manufacturers	48	0	0
	Off-trade	39	1	0
	On-trade	208	9	1
	Total	691	35	21
Newcastle	Diverse groups	36	3	3
	Enforcement and local authorities	163	32	26
	Health—NHS	102	23	18
	Health—other	3	2	1
	Manufacturers	23	0	0
	Off-trade	28	0	0
	On-trade	110	0	0
	Total	465	60	48
Liverpool	Diverse groups	19	5	2
	Enforcement and local authorities	64	11	8
	Health—NHS	110	17	13
	Health—other	1	1	1
	Manufacturers	36	1	1
	Off-trade	25	0	0
	On-trade	141	5	0
	Total	396	40	25
London	Diverse groups	74	8	8
	Enforcement and local authorities	508	33	25
	Health—NHS	273	10	7
	Health—other	6	5	4
	Manufacturers	31	3	1
	Off-trade	30	2	0
	On-trade	118	4	2
	Total	1040	65	47
Totals	Diverse groups	162	18	15
	Enforcement and local authorities	952	91	70
	Health—NHS	631	58	45
	Health—other	10	8	6
	Manufacturers	138	4	2
	Off-trade	122	3	0
	On-trade	577	18	3
	Total	2,592	200	141

Cancer: Health Services

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on (a) cancer drugs and (b) cancer in-patient services in each of the last five years. [233659]

Ann Keen: Information on spending on cancer drugs and on cancer in-patient services in each of the last five years is not available centrally.

However, in 2006 approximately £729 million was spent on cancer drugs. Around £4.35 billion is spent annually on cancer services. Approximately 27 per cent. of this is spent on in-patient costs (excluding those costs related to surgery).

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