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Written Question · S1W-34941 · Session 1

How many (a) mandatory drug tests and (b) drug tests at reception were carried out at each prison in each of the last 12 months and what th…

Answered Asked by Richard Lochhead SNP Lodged 17 Mar 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) mandatory drug tests and (b) drug tests at reception were carried out at each prison in each of the last 12 months and what the results of these tests were.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 Mar 2003 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The readily available information on mandatory drug tests is given in a document which is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 27107).

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-34941 by reference.