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Mr. Bermingham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many needles or syringes., contrary to prison rules, have been found in prison establishments in England and Wales during the past three years.
Mr. Mellor
The following numbers of finds were reported by prison service establishments in 1987–89:
| Needles | Syringes | |
| 1987 | 49 | 92 |
| 1988 | 77 | 114 |
| 1989 | 98 | 187 |