Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 January 2002. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of days added to sentences on the basis of positive mandatory drug tests on prisoners was in each of the last five years for (a) cannabis, (b) opiates, (c) cocaine and (d) benzodiazepines. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of days added to sentences on the basis of positive mandatory drug tests on prisoners was in each of the last five years for (a) cannabis, (b) opiates, (c) cocaine and (d) benzodiazepines. [24282] Beverley Hughes: Statistics on numbers of days added to sentence by different drug type are not collated centrally. The total number of added days awarded for prisoners found guilty of unauthorised use of a controlled drug are set out as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number added days 1996 106,942 1997 106,824 1998 107,517 1999 103,786 2000 100,801 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 377 c894W;377 c897W; 24282
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Cannabis Drugs Prisoners Prisons Misuse Testing Cocaine Opioids Benzodiazepines
Contains statistics: Yes
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