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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2006. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Monday, 2 October 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drug Treatment Programmes

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates in prisons in England and Wales have (a) successfully completed and (b) started but failed to complete a drug treatment programme.
Answer

Figures for 2004-05 showed that (a) 4,902 prisoners successfully completed a drug treatment programme and (b) 2,719 failed to complete—a completion rate of 64.3 per cent. During that year the target for successful completions was 60 per cent. The target for 2005-06 is 65 per cent. completion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47700; 449 c2614W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Drugs Prisons
Link
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