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