§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in which prisons in England and Wales drug abuse programmes are available to prisoners; and how many prisoners(a) commenced and (b) completed the programme in each prison in (i) 1992–93 and (ii) 1993–94;
(2) in which prisons in England and Wales alcohol abuse programmes are available to prisoners; and how many prisoners (a) commenced and (b) completed the programme in each prison in (i) 1992–92 and (ii) 1993–94.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for these matters 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 A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 26 May 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Questions about drug abuse programmes in prisons in England and Wales.The Prison Service does not collate statistics on drugs abuse programmes centrally. A wide range of drug treatments are available across the prison system carried out by a variety of prison staff, including medical officers, psychologists, probation officers and health care officers, and using a number of different approaches such as detoxification, behavioural treatment and counselling. The Prison Service is currently developing a strategy on drugs with the aim of bringing together the reduction of supply and reduction of demand for drugs in prison. As part of this developing strategy a survey of drug abuse programmes is currently being carried out. Of the 75 prisons so far surveyed 98.7 per cent. (74) of establishments provided some form of treatment or education programmes for prisoners with drug misuse258W
Table A: Persons sentenced at magistrates courts for all offences by month, type of offence and type of sentence England and Wales 1992 Total sentenced Indictable offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage January 23,544 100 1,341 6 22,203 94 February 20,673 100 1,172 6 19,501 94 March 22,047 100 1,255 6 20,792 94 April 20,117 100 1,157 6 18,960 94 May 17,867 100 975 5 16,892 95 June 20,402 100 1,040 5 19,362 95 July 20,295 100 1,067 5 19,228 95 August 18,301 100 1,017 6 17,284 94 September 20,454 100 1,035 5 19,419 95 October 20,699 100 483 2 20,216 98 problems and 96 per cent. (72) of establishments provided some form of treatment or education for prisoners with alcohol problems. The statistics showing the type of treatment programmes available to individual and groups of prisoners for drug treatment and alcohol treatment are provided in annex 1.
Percentage of establishments providing this service for prisoners Drug Treatment Programmes for Individual Prisoners Detoxification 34.7 Maintenance prescribing 16.0 Counselling 84.0 Drug awareness training 62.7 Tackling offending behaviour 65.3 Instruction in harm minimisation 52.0 Narcotics anonymous 17.3 Drugs use and HIV infection 74.7 Drug Treatment Programmes for Groups of Prisoners Counselling 56.0 Drug awareness training 74.7 Tackling offending behaviour 66.7 Instruction in harm minimisation 52.0 Support groups for families 4.0 Narcotics anonymous 17.3 Drugs use and HIV infection 76.0 Alcohol Treatment Programmes for Individual Prisoners Detoxification 28.0 Counselling 72.0 Alcohol awareness training 61.3 Tackling offending behaviour 54.7 Alcoholics anonymous 40.0 Alcohol Treatment Programmes for Groups of Prisoners Counselling 42.7 Tackling offending behaviour 65.3 Support groups for families 4.0 Alcoholics anonymous 46.7