United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4535
Prisoners: Drugs
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have failed a drug test in each of the past three years; and if he will provide a list of the substances tested positive for by prisoners in the last year.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have failed a drug test in each of the past three years; and if he will provide a list of the substances tested positive for by prisoners in the last year.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
As centrally held data does not identify the number of individual prisoners testing positive and does not include all types of drug testing (for example tests carried out by the National Health Service), the information requested could not be obtained wit...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4535
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909613
- uk · wq-1909613 · source updated 8 June 2026