HC Deb 01 February 2000 vol 343 cc514-5W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost of the monitoring of illegal drugs in prisons for each of the last three years. [106562]

Mr. Boateng

The table shows expenditure on mandatory drug testing in prisons for each of the last three years, excluding staff costs which are not collected.

Expenditure on mandatory drug testing in prisons
Year £
1997–98 1,599,137
1998–99 1,550,254
1999–20001 1,252,357
1 Year to date figure for April to December 1999