Written question asked by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 23 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of mandatory drug testing programmes in prisons was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table and figures.

Answer: Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of mandatory drug testing programmes in prisons was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [218861] Paul Goggins: The central costs of the mandatory drug testing programme in the last five years are given in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1999-2000 1.8 2000-01 1.8 2001-02 1.6 2002-03 1.4 2003-04 1.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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