§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving prisoners were convicted of drugs-related offences in each of the last three years. [869]
§ Ms Joyce QuinInformation on the number of persons received under sentence into prisons in England and Wales for drug offences (excluding find defaulters) for the years 1994 to 1996 is given below.
Number 1994 3,483 1995 4,729 19961 6,100 1 Provisional information. Information for 1994 and 1995 is published in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales"—tables 3.9, 4.6 and 5.6 of the 1994 (Cm 3087) and 1995 (Cm 3355) editions. Copies are available in the Library.
§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to give the courts new powers to deal with those convicted of drugs-related offences. [872]
§ Ms QuinYes. We are committed to introducing a new drug testing and treatment order, and will bring forward legislative proposals accordingly.