Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 7805

Prisons: Nitazenes

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is recording the number of cases of nitazene use in prison which has required (a) on site medical attention and (b) an ambualance to be called in each of the last three years.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The information requested, which relates to the responsibilities of more than one Government Department, is not collected in a format that would enable us to do so without incurring disproportionate cost.