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Prisons: Drugs

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 7804

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners have required medical attention for (a) suspected overdoses and (b) drug-related ill health in each quarter of each of the last ten years.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Department does not hold information on the number of prisoners requiring medical attention for suspected overdoses and drug related ill health.

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