Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Friday, 29 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Monday, 8 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisoners: Drugs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have failed a drug test in each of the past three years; and if he will provide a list of the substances tested positive for by prisoners in the last year.
- Answer
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As centrally held data does not identify the number of individual prisoners testing positive and does not include all types of drug testing (for example tests carried out by the National Health Service), the information requested could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 4535
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Drugs Prisoners Testing
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-06-08 15:43:25 +0100
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