Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of seizures of drugs at HM Prison Berwyn have been recorded since that prison opened in Spring 2017.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in our prisons. Anyone found with contraband will be subject to disciplinary action and police investigation. We are taking unprecedented action to stop the supply and use of drugs, including an innovative new drug testing programme and have over 300 dogs to detect psychoactive substances.

We have also invested £3 million in enhanced intelligence, to improve our targeted intelligence and search capabilities. We are working closely with government partners to address issues with drugs at every stage of the supply chain, including those attempting to smuggle drugs into prisons.

Figures drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System show that there were 24 incidents recorded where drugs were found in HMP Berwyn between March and October 2017.

These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.