§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of drug use have been detected in prisons for each year since 1997. [106580]
§ Mr. BoatengThe table gives figures on the number of samples that have tested positive for drugs under the mandatory drug testing programme for each financial year since 1997. The figures include the results of both random and targeted testing.
Number of mandatory drug test samples testing positive 1997–98 20,346 1998–99 19,318 1999–20001 11,658 1 Year to date figures, April-November 1999