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Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 11 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 1 May 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many items of drug equipment were found in prisons in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. - Including figure.
Answer

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many items of drug equipment were found in prisons in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [109575] Hilary Benn: There were 438 reported finds of drug implements in the financial year 2001-02. The provisional figure for 2002-03 is 360 finds.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109575; 404 c524-5W;404 c524W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Drugs Prisons Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk