HC Deb 19 October 1993 vol 230 c221W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his timetable for introducing urine testing for drugs in prison; and what is his estimate of the cost in this financial year and in 1994–95.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Alun Michael, dated 19 October 1993: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about drug urine testing in prisons. Detailed plans, including a timetable, for the introduction of drug urine testing are still being developed. There has been no estimate of the cost.