Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidences of drug seizures there were in each prison in England and Wales in each month of 2020; and what the classification was of the drugs that were seized.

The number of drug finds in prison each month and the type of drug is published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Figures for 2018/19 were published in July 2019. Figures for 2019/20 are not yet published and will be published in the Annual Digest on 30^th July. This will include data for January to March 2020. Data for the remainder of 2020 will follow in the 2020/21 Annual Digest to be published next year.