Debates between Nick Smith and Baroness Chapman of Darlington during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Nick Smith and Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Tuesday 23rd November 2010

(14 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
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13. What recent estimate he has made of the number of offenders with an alcohol dependency.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
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17. What recent estimate he has made of the number of offenders with an alcohol dependency.

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert)
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In a survey carried out in 2005-06, 23% of prisoners sentenced from one month to four years reported having drunk alcohol four weeks prior to custody and said that they would find it quite difficult or impossible to stop drinking. We also estimate that 37% of offenders subject to community orders have an alcohol-related problem linked to their offending and their risk of reconviction.

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