Written question asked by Barbara Roche (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 February 1995. It was answered by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) on Monday, 13 February 1995 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office;Prison Service

Question

How many and what proportion of prisoners were estimated to be drug users (a) when they entered prison, and (b) when they were released from prison in (i) womens' prisons and (ii) mens' prisons in each of the last 15 years. - Text of letter from Derek Lewis of Prison Service Agency and includes no figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

254 c495W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Women Drugs Prisoners Prisons Misuse Prisoners' release Testing

Contains statistics

Yes