§ Lord Kilmarnockasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many known drug addicts have been identified within prison establishments in Great Britain since 1988.
Earl FerrersResponsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the Prison Service and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The Director General has therefore responded to the Question and his letter is given below.
Letter to Lord Kilmarnock from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated 6th July 1994:
82WALord Ferrers has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of known drug addicts in Great Britain since 1988.
Between 1988 and 1993 the Home Office (C5 division) were notified of 11,987 drug addicts identified within prison establishments in England, Scotland and Wales.
The table below gives comparative totals for these five years.
Total 1988 1,311 1989 1,159 1990 1,420 1991 1,747 1992 2,586 1993 3,764
§ Lord Kilmarnockasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many inmates in prison establishments in Great Britain have been disciplined for the possession of an unlawful drug since 1988.
Earl FerrersResponsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the Prison Service and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The Director General has therefore responded to the Question and his letter is given below.
Letter to Lord Kilmarnock from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated 6th July 1994:
Lord Ferrershas asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of inmates in prison establishments in Great Britain who have been disciplined for the possession of an unlawful drug since 1988.
The numbers in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales are as follows:
Possession of controlled drugs. Offences1 proved at disciplinary hearings, England and Wales 1988–1993 Number 1988 1,939 21989 2,710 1990 2,650 1991 2,798 1992 2,041 1993 31,794 1 Including attempts, incite or assist. 2 Partly estimated. 3 Provisional.