Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 25 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 February 2019. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Monday, 4 March 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Drugs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drug tests have been administered in the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The numbers provided in the table below relate to the number of drug tests administered each calendar year.
Year
Number of drug tests administered each year in
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy*
2014
12,618
13,082
2015
12,450
13,556
2016
14,061
12,846
2017
20,662
15,689
2018
27,199
24,032
*These figures are for the Naval Service which consists of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.
Although the selection of personnel for compulsory drug tests is primarily random, a small percentage of personnel are repeatedly selected for testing. Consequently, the number of personnel tested each year does not directly correlate to the number of drug tests completed.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- 225504
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Armed forces Drugs Testing
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- Yes
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