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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 4 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 June 2018. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 June 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Smoking

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) violence and (b) disturbance there has been in each prison since the implementation of the smoking ban.

Answer

The information requested in 149636 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as the implementation of smoke-free prisons was rolled out at different times.

An analysis was carried out earlier this year on the impact of the tobacco ban on Prison Safety and Security. There is no conclusive evidence of an increase in violence in prisons attributable to the tobacco ban. No additional security measures have been implemented in any prison following the implementation of the tobacco ban.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
149636
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Prisons Violence Smoking Civil disorder
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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