§ Audrey WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prescriptions for benzodiazepine drugs were issued by the Prison Medical Service in 1996. [40455]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe information sought could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
There is pharmacy information relating to a sample of prisons. However, it is not possible to disaggregate these data reliably to estimate the number of benzodiazepine prescriptions. A specific survey would be needed involving a representative sample of prisons.