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I thank the Minister for that encyclopaedic answer. I am sure that he will appreciate the seriousness with which Kirkham prison in my constituency takes fighting drug and alcohol addiction by prisoners. He will be aware of the use that it has made of the counselling, advice, referral, assessment and throughcare—or CARAT—programme. The integrated drug treatment service now beckons. Kirkham wishes to adopt that because it wants to do better in countering recidivism. When can Kirkham expect that particular facility to be made available to it?
I thank the Minister for that encyclopaedic answer. I am sure that he will appreciate the seriousness with which Kirkham prison in my constituency takes fighting drug and alcohol addiction by prisoners. He will be aware of the use that it has made of the counselling, advice, referral, assessment and throughcare—or CARAT—programme. The integrated drug treatment service now beckons. Kirkham wishes to adopt that because it wants to do better in countering recidivism. When can Kirkham expect that particular facility to be made available to it?
Asked by
Michael Jack
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 March 2007
I am most grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his involvement in all aspects of Kirkham’s work. It has a proud record in dealing with drug treatment. He will recognise the improvement that the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Mr. Coaker), talked about: the increase in the drug treatment budget of 974 per cent. The right hon. Gentleman made the point about the integrated drug treatment service, which is additional funding. It is going into up to 45 of our prisons. At the moment it is mainly concerned with the first 28 days of custody, and it is more likely to be rolled out in remand prisons because that is where the biggest problem is seen to be. I take his point that we need to look at prisoners who are on release—most of the prisoners in Kirkham are shortly to be released. We will do that through the National Offender Management Service. I do not charge him personally, but the Opposition voted against the Offender Management Bill. It is important that actions from that Bill are initiated to ensure that we deal with offenders. The release of offenders with drug and other problems is an important matter. We will look at the issue that he raised. Clearly, there is an issue about people coming out of prison with a drug habit.
Subjects
Drugs; Offenders; Prisons; Rehabilitation; HMP Kirkham
Date
19 March 2007
Reference
458 c564
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What steps his Department is taking to reduce drug taking in prisons.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce drug taking in prisons.
Asked by
Michael Jack
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gerry Sutcliffe
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 March 2007
For answer on
19 March 2007
Answered on
19 March 2007
To tackle drug use in custody, the National Offender Management Service has in place a comprehensive drug strategy. The strategy's three key aims are to reduce the amount of illicit drugs getting in by using a co-ordinated range of supply-reduction measures; to reduce the demand for drugs through delivery of effective drug treatment; and to strengthen through-care links with the community, helping to ensure timely continuity of care for drug users on release. While NOMS remains committed to doing more, the drug strategy is already making significant progress, with drug use—as measured by random mandatory drug testing—down from 24.4 per cent. in 1996-97 to 10.3 per cent. in 2004-05, a reduction of 58 per cent.
Subjects
Drugs; Prisons; Rehabilitation
Date
19 March 2007
Reference
458 c564; 127792
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was provided to prison anti-drugs strategies in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was provided to prison anti-drugs strategies in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Michael Jack
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gerry Sutcliffe
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 November 2006
For answer on
4 December 2006
Answered on
4 December 2006
Funding for the prison drug strategy has grown year on year—an increase of 215 per cent. from 1999 to a record level of £108 million invested in 2006.
Subjects
Drugs; Prisons
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c143W;454 c143W; 106812
House
House of Commons