Written question asked by Gerry Steinberg (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2001. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 8 January 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have tested positive through mandatory drug testing in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have tested positive through mandatory drug testing in each of the last five years. [143913] Mr. Boateng: The numbers of positive mandatory drug tests recorded in each of the last five years is given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of positive MDT results{ 1} 1996-97 21,590 1997-98 20,346 1998-99 19,330 1999-2000 17,505 2000-01{2} 11,243 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes prisoners testing positive on more than one occasion {2} Year to 30 November 2000

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