§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates in gaols in England and Wales were offered prescribed methadone maintenance or withdrawal programmes for drug addiction in(a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988 and (d) so far in 1989.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of drug addicts received into prison custody who are offered methadone as part of their treatment is not recorded centrally.
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§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what medical treatment is available for prisoners with drug addiction problems in prisons in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorI refer the hon. Member to the reply to a question by the hon. Member for St. Helens, South (Mr. Bermingham) on 27 July 1989 at column794.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which community-based drug agencies have access to prison establishments in England and Wales; and whether the prison department meets their expenses.
§ Mr. MellorIn developing throughcare arrangements, prison establishments increasingly take account of the potential contribution available from suitable community-based drug agencies. Details of those used are not collected centrally. Governors may meet reasonable expenses incurred by participating members of voluntary organisations.