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Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners (a) of each sex and (b) in each age group tested positive for illegal drugs in each of the last 10 years; and which drug or drugs they tested positive for. [286737]
Maria Eagle: Prisoners can be subject to mandatory, voluntary and clinical drug testing. Voluntary and clinical drug test results are not held centrally and can be obtained only by surveying 138 establishments, which would be at disproportionate cost.
The number of positive results under all types of mandatory drug testing (MDT) is given in the following tables. It is not possible to provide figures by age group.
| MDT conducted on female prisoners | ||||||||||
| Number of positive samples for each drug | ||||||||||
| Total number of positive samples | Cannabis | Opiates | Cocaine | Benzodiazepines | Methadone | Amphetamines | Barbiturates | LSD | Buprenorphine | |
| MDT conducted on male prisoners | ||||||||||
| Number of positive samples for each drug | ||||||||||
| Total number of positive samples | Cannabis | Opiates | Cocaine | Benzodiazepines | Methadone | Amphetamines | Barbiturates | LSD | Buprenorphine | |
| Notes: 1. MDT results are recorded anonymously. It is possible therefore that some positive samples relate to the same prisoner. 2. The sum of the number of positive samples for each drug is greater than the total number of positive samples. This is due to some samples testing positive for more than one drug. 3. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit. | ||||||||||
Prisoners: Financial Provision
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the financial circumstances of adult male and female prisoners at the time of imprisonment; what research he has commissioned on the subject; and if he will make a statement. [284848]
Maria Eagle: The only information systematically held is from the assessment of offending related factors made through the Offender Assessment System (OASys) which is only applied to young prisoners and to adult prisoners serving sentences of more than 12 months.
During the period 1 April 2008 until 31 March 2009, 7,844 adult male offenders and 825 adult female offenders
were assessed at the start of a custodial sentence as having an offending linked factor related to 'financial management and income'.
Pilots are under way regarding extending assessment to all prisoners and Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction (SPCR) is a longitudinal study aiming to provide an overview of prisoners' needs, interventions received and related outcomes.
Prisons
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to his answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, columns 80-81W, on prison accommodation, (1) what proportion of his Department's expenditure of £60 million at the former RAF Coltishall he expects to be incurred on (a) structural changes, (b) refurbishment, (c) construction of new buildings, (d) security measures, (e) hygiene and other services and (f) other works; [286759]
(2) what estimate he has made of the lifetime of (a) the new prison development at RAF Coltishall and (b) the capital construction cost per prison place per year of that lifespan. [286761]
Mr. Straw: It is estimated that approximately £1.8 million will be spent on structural changes, £31.4 million will be spent on refurbishment, £13.6 million will be spent on construction of new buildings, £2.8 million will be spent on security measures, £7.2 million will be spent on hygiene and other services and £3 million will be spent on other works.
The estimated lifespan of the new prison development at Coltishall is 60 years. The capital construction cost is £60 million or approximately £2,000 per prison place per year during this time.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) current and (b) certified normal capacity of the prison estate in each region is; what estimate he has made of the estate's capacity in 2016; and what proportion of the current prison population originated in each region is. [286762]
Maria Eagle: The following table shows the certified normal accommodation (CNA) of prisons in each region against the corresponding operational capacity as of May 2009.
| Capacity by region, May 2009 data | ||
| Region | (a) Operational Capacity | (b) In use CNA |
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