Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7804

Prisons: Drugs

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

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.

Answer

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