§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been adjudicated against for possession of drugs in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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. Doug Hoyle, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners adjudicated against for the possession of a controlled drug in the last five years.The numbers in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales are given below.
Possession of controlled drugs: Offences1 proved at adjudication hearings, England and Wales, 1990–1994 Year Number 1990 2,650 1991 2,798 1992 2,041 1993 1,797 1994 22,414 1Including attempts, incite or assist. 2Provisional.