Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 January 2002. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 January 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female prison inmates have been charged with possession of illegal drugs in each of the last three years. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) male and (b) female prison inmates have been charged with possession of illegal drugs in each of the last three years. [28078] Beverley Hughes: Information on the number of prisoners charged is not collated centrally. Numbers of prisoners found guilty at adjudication of possessing a controlled drug are given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Males 2,551 2,185 1,781 Females 51 106 52 Total 2,602 2,291 1,833 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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