Written question asked by Archie Norman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 December 2001. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 December 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug tests have been undertaken on inmates at Blantyre House in the last 12 months; and how many were undertaken in the preceding 12 months. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug tests have been undertaken on inmates at Blantyre house in the last 12 months; and how many were undertaken in the preceding 12 months. [21845] Beverley Hughes: The number of drug tests carried out at Blantyre house for the period requested, is set out in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 November 1999 to 30 October 2000 1 November 2000 to 30 October 2001 Number of: Mandatory tests 149 152 Voluntary tests 989 2,150 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Of the total tests conducted in 1999-2000, five tests (0.44 per cent) and in 2000-01 eight tests (0.35 per cent) were positive. The random testing programme for the same period reported levels of 1.5 per cent. and 2.2 per cent. respectively.

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