Written question asked by Nia Griffith (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2007. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 December 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Drugs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people sentenced for drug related offences were subsequently placed on a treatment programme for their (a) physical needs and (b) psychological needs in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer

This is the only format for the information requested. The total numbers engaged in drug treatment are given in the following table.

2006-07
Number
Probation	Drug rehabilitation requirement	15,798
Prison¹	Clinical interventions	51,520
	CARATs², ³ assessments	77,855
	Intensive rehabilitation programme entrants	11,150
¹ Individuals engage in more than one type of treatment. ² Counselling, assessment, referral, advice and throughcare. ³ Including juvenile substance misuse services.

Secondary information