Prisons (Drugs)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Mawrth 1997.

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Photo of Ann Widdecombe Ann Widdecombe , Maidstone 12:00, 20 Mawrth 1997

Provisional figures show that of more than 32,000 prisoners tested between April and October 1996 under the random drug testing programme, between 20 per cent. and 25 per cent. tested positive. The vast majority were for cannabis. Further research is in hand to provide a more detailed picture.