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Prisons: Drugs |
| Question ID: |
1798309 |
| UIN: |
48896 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4084 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Esther McVey
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Esther McVey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of disciplinary action taken against prisoners found to be using illegal substances. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4056 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answer text: |
Drugs pose a significant challenge in prisons, with nearly half of prisoners having an identified drug need. It is therefore crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs, combining security focused activity with treatment and recovery initia... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |