Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Friday, 11 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 January 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the number of prisoners who have reported a drug or alcohol misuse problem upon arrival at prison in the latest period for which figures are available.
- Answer
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Data on alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings is available from Public Health England’s national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS). The 2016-17 NDTMS report shows that there were 59,258 adults in contact with drug and alcohol treatment services within secure settings. Most of these (55,721) were in prisons, but there were also 3,015 in young offender institutions and 522 in immigration and removal centres. This report can be viewed at the following link:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 207567
- Session
- 2017-19
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Alcoholic drinks Drugs Prisoners Prisons Misuse
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