Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 November 2023. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 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 armed forces personnel in each of the armed services failed drugs tests in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The requested information on Compulsory Drug Testing failures (positive results) is provided in the following table:
Year
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
2018
170
820
90
2019
170
770
40
2020
110
380
40
2021
140
830
60
2022
170
640
80
The figures provided are single Service estimates based on data which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 462
- Session
- 2023-24
- Related items
- Subjects
- Armed forces Drugs Misuse Testing
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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