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Written question asked by George Howarth (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 February 1997. It was answered by Ann Widdecombe (Conservative) on Friday, 28 February 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office;Prison Service

Question
What is the average interval between a mandatory drug test being carried out and the prison authorities being informed of the test result; to list each organisation which carried out drug testing for the Prison Service before the contract to perform mandatory drug testing was awarded; what was average length of time between a drug test being carried out and the prison authorities being informed of the result for each organisation and cost per test. - Includes text of letter from Richard Tilt of Prison Service Agency.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
291 c435W; 17491;17493
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Costs Administrative delays Drugs Prisoners Misuse Testing HM Prison Service
Contains statistics
Yes