§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of prisoners disciplined for drugs possession or use during each of the last five years. [20387]
§ Mr. MacleanResponsibility 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 B. Landers to Mr. Mike 0" Brien, dated 27 April 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners disciplined for drugs possession or use during each of the last five years.The numbers in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales are as follows:
Possession of controlled drugs: Offences proved at adjudication hearings, England and Wales, 1990–1994 Year Number 1990 2,650 1991 2,798 1992 2,041 1993 1,797 1994 12,414 1 Provisional.