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Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 October 2007. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 29 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Drugs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of prisoners who used intravenous drugs during their imprisonment in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

The covert nature of injecting behaviour in prison makes it hard to measure but research suggests that around 2 per cent. of those using drugs in prison do so intravenously compared with the pre-prison rate of 35 per cent.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161622; 465 c810W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Drugs Prisons
Link
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