HC Deb 26 October 1999 vol 336 cc827-31W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was in total and in respect of each prison and young offender institution in England and

The number of prisoners tested for drugs under the random mandatory drug testing programme and the number of those tested who were positive for drugs for the periods 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 to date1
1997–98 Number of: 1998–99 Number of: 1999–2000 to date Number of:
Prison Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive
Altcourse 673 128 322 36
Askham Grange 144 20 141 15 68 7
Acklington 793 229 793 216 298 61
Albany 783 59 523 7 152 0
Aldington 164 39 157 35 19 5
Ashwell 516 207 561 214 224 70
Aylesbury 370 47 346 48 165 19
Belmarsh 770 62 1,013 122 360 40
Buckley Hall 432 167 390 146 183 42
Blundeston 220 57 313 44 106 16
Bedford 335 121 418 102 157 33
Blantyre House 133 5 142 1 56 1
Brockhill 77 25 128 19 47 9
Bristol 692 186 686 158 168 29
Birmingham 1,290 423 1,260 381 367 81
Bullingdon 549 190 483 128 220 47
Brinsford 603 108 574 120 181 46
Blakenhurst 921 426 1,019 393 375 19
Bullwood Hall 25 5 77 10 33 6
Brixton 709 106 450 51 401 46
Chelmsford 313 75 402 93 57 11
Cardiff 710 192 559 142 174 48
Camp Hill 279 89 184 50 45 15
Cookham Wood 176 12 186 11 62 1
Coldingly 483 141 212 30 107 11
Colchester 31 6 9 2
Castington 352 38 342 61 83 13
Channings Wood 671 134 477 77 187 8
Canterbury 324 60 343 46 141 20
Dartmoor 740 124 440 25 147 3
Drake Hall 268 48 293 52 99 21
Durham 1,279 403 1,282 203 301 51
Doncaster 1,256 286 1,335 171 538 61
Dorchester 130 58 187 63 50 9
Deerbolt 473 71 419 37 96 21
Dover 285 47 275 34 129 14
Downview 413 18 365 14 116 4
Erlestoke 348 99 373 96 148 44
Eastwood Park 133 11 229 35 126 21
East Sutton Park 116 9 120 5 40 0
Everthorpe 399 108 564 168 118 30
Exeter 287 99 323 89 65 18
Elmley 1,076 145 987 117 355 55
Ford 555 55 481 52 169 19
Foston Hall 37 5 154 12 84 6
Frankland 532 192 555 98 218 26
Feltham 538 112 540 116 191 38
Full Sutton 592 38 664 46 255 26
Featherstone 433 176 267 112 123 57
Garth 653 111 709 83 239 42
Gloucester 313 111 312 93 143 51
Guys Marsh 380 129 271 92 217 74
Grendon 150 23 165 17 45 4
Glen Parva 884 184 907 135 307 58
Gartree 283 87 315 81 151 21
Hollesley 393 90 238 61 99 28
Huntercombe 315 56 227 40 93 28

Wales, (a) the number of prisoners who were tested for drugs in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000 to date and (b) the number of such prisoners who tested positive for drugs. [94903]

Mr. Boateng

The number of prisoners tested under the random mandatory drug testing programme by establishment and as a total figure, for the periods 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 to date, together with the number of prisoners who tested positive, is given in the table.

The number of prisoners tested for drugs under the random mandatory drug testing programme and the number of those tested who were positive for drugs for the periods 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 to date1
1997–98 Number of: 1998–99 Number of: 1999–2000 to date Number of:
Prison Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive
Hatfield 156 21 172 27 57 6
Hewell Grange 197 30 232 24 77 13
Holme House 1,278 245 875 98 390 35
Hindley 250 89 185 45 87 15
Hull 614 126 596 92 115 16
High Down 349 89 652 134 236 41
Highpoint 226 56 448 90 145 15
Haslar 161 7 167 4 77 2
Haverigg 1,011 160 622 112 167 34
Holloway 622 150 619 63 172 31
Kirkham 280 71 297 70 87 16
Kirklevington 169 9 164 12 59 1
Kingston 110 12 68 13 17 2
Lancaster 276 102 277 101 107 34
Leicester 309 100 248 68 94 29
Leeds 709 171 922 175 346 92
Lancaster Farms 587 29 423 25 207 12
Lowdham Grange 19 3 528 162 239 44
Lindholme 764 178 778 233 271 86
Lincoln 541 187 525 138 222 44
Long Lartin 437 99 424 60 170 20
Latchmere House 317 46 206 30 83 6
Low Newton 125 51 108 42 63 12
Liverpool 1,277 242 1,531 270 456 83
Littlehey 687 116 746 107 294 33
Lewes 598 162 576 192 279 57
Leyhill 478 63 439 59 169 25
Moorland 824 89 770 43 356 16
Morton Hall 236 22 208 17 76 6
Manchester 1,332 242 1,425 221 465 70
Maidstone 656 96 663 86 164 16
Mount 268 75 577 117 98 17
Newhall 352 28 413 20 129 10
Nottingham 325 101 281 72 131 32
Northallerton 308 49 329 49 127 18
North Sea Camp 187 44 223 53 62 18
Norwich 403 97 209 48 166 37
Onley 577 27 539 21 111 12
Parc 14 8 823 367 356 117
Portland 645 66 610 57 203 18
Parkhurst 315 21 440 14 149 2
Preston 733 145 382 88 255 69
Pentonville 753 240 955 302 292 79
Rochester 497 21 429 18 137 6
Reading 132 32 147 43 13 3
Ranby 679 108 833 72 353 31
Risley 972 238 914 198 279 59
Send 216 65 102 20 47 6
Stafford 696 141 634 109 179 28
Stoke Heath 458 37 283 28 122 16
Stocken 500 170 570 176 218 51
Standford Hill 237 28 479 54 142 20
Swaleside 650 126 682 122 208 36
Shepton Mallet 144 69 248 79 94 27
Swinfen Hall 219 32 326 19 134 6
Spring Hill 190 36 177 24 87 10
Styal 213 51 240 32 53 8
Sudbury 603 66 606 68 104 13
Swansea 231 122 327 121 137 37
Shrewsbury 295 47 288 49 145 24
Thorn Cross 240 62 247 57 91 37
Usk/Prescoed 342 27 342 19 132 8
Verne 287 104 134 24 125 9
Weare 218 61 327 92 161 22
Wellinborough 386 128 405 93 163 45
Winchester 519 151 298 93 124 34
Wakefield 721 21 695 8 185 5
Wealstun 662 176 494 122 141 36
Woodhill 796 201 712 118 194 20

The number of prisoners tested for drugs under the random mandatory drug testing programme and the number of those tested who were positive for drugs for the periods 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 to date1
1997–98 Number of: 1998–99 Number of: 1999–2000 to date Number of:
Prison Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive Prisoners tested for drugs Prisoners who tested positive
Wayland 225 75 228 83 133 32
Wymott 894 177 970 158 278 33
Werrington 136 7 128 6 47 3
Wolds 477 86 494 87 189 28
Whitemoor 627 80 470 36 91 7
Wormwood Scrubs 826 136 840 192 185 21
Whatton 280 15 300 13 129 2
Wandsworth 1,067 39 931 71 331 21
Wetherby 398 16 349 18 147 77
Total 62,674 13,038 63,182 11,540 22,544 3,762
1 Figures for 1 April to 31 August 1999

Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state in respect of each month from January to date(a) the number of occasions when visitors to prisons or young offender institutions have been caught trying to smuggle illegal drugs, (b) the number of such visitors who have been banned from further visits, (c) the number of such visitors who have been charged with a criminal offence, (d) the number of such visitors who have been prosecuted in court and (e) the number of such visitors who have been convicted. [94906]

Mr. Boateng

The total number of visitors arrested for drug offences is given in the table, together with the number of visitors banned. Figures for the number of visitors subsequently charged, prosecuted and/or convicted are not recorded by the Prison Service.

Visitors to prisons arrested for drug offences
Number of visitors arrested Number of visitors banned
January 1999 71 Not previously recorded
February 1999 57
March 1999 105
April 1999 71 138
May 1999 65 186
June 1999 72 63
July 1999 73 Not yet available
August 1999 73
September 1999 53
October 1999 32