Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 February 2000. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the cost of the monitoring of illegal drugs in prisons for each of the last three years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost of the monitoring of illegal drugs in prisons for each of the last three years. [106562] Mr. Boateng: The table shows expenditure on mandatory drug testing in prisons for each of the last three years, excluding staff costs which are not collected. Expenditure on mandatory drug testing in prisons _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 1997-98 1,599,137 1998-99 1,550,254 1999-2000{1} 1,252,357 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Year to date figure for April to December 1999

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