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
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in prisons between (a) inmates and (b) inmates and prison staff since the implementation of the ban on tobacco.
- Answer
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- 149637
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Crimes of violence Prisoners Prisons Staff Smoking Civil disorder
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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