Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 January 2002. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Thursday, 31 January 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Wellingborough of 10th January, 377 c1008-12W, if he will make a statement on the percentage of prisoners tested positive in random mandatory drug tests at HMP Lewes. - Inc table. (Holding answer 22 January 2002).

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Stinchcombe) of 10 January 2002, Official Report, column 1008-12W, if he will make a statement on the percentage of prisoners tested positive in random mandatory drug tests at HMP Lewes. [28707] Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 22 January 2002]: The rate of positive random mandatory drug tests (MDT) at Lewes prison for each of the months given in the answer of 10 January 2002 is shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 Average population Rate of positive MDT (%) January 411 27.3 February 414 18.1 March 445 10.0 April 446 30.4 May 435 40.0 June 443 36.4 July 471 37.5 August 478 30.0 September 471 25.0 October 468 24.0 November 467 32.0 December 474 33.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. MDT data from September 2001 are provisional and subject to validation.

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