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Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 November 2010. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Heroin

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations on heroin use in prisons he has received from (a) the National Treatment Agency and (b) general practitioners.
Answer

Ministry of Justice Ministers have not had any representations from the National Treatment Agency or general practitioners on heroin use in prisons. Ministry of Justice officials are in dialogue with NTA staff and a range of organisations that work with offenders with drug problems to develop a new, recovery focused, approach to getting offenders off drugs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23266; 518 c418W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Prisons Heroin
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk