Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Chris Mole (Labour). It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Drugs (Prisons)
- Question
- What steps he is taking to reduce the availability of drugs in prisons; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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Since 1997, we have increased investment in drug treatment in prisons tenfold and greatly strengthened enforcement. One indication of the latter is that positive results in mandatory random drug tests have improved from 24 per cent. testing positive 10 or 11 years ago to 9 per cent. There are now 141 intensive drug treatment programmes in 99 prisons. Last week, I published the report of a former chief constable of West Mercia, David Blakey, on what more we had to do. I accepted all 10 of his recommendations. I announced then that we would upgrade our work on corruption and that we would be introducing body orifice security scanner chairs and hand-held mobile telephone blockers into every prison.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 479 c122-3 (6MC)
- 218562
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Related items
- Notes
- Corrected on 22 July 2008 at 479 c6MC.
- Subjects
- Drugs Prisons
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