Plans for the digital switchover of the prison estate are being tested but have not yet been finalised. However, it is anticipated that the bulk of the cost will be met from the weekly charge paid by prisoners for the rental of televisions.
The information requested is not collected centrally.
(2) what his most recent estimate is of the number of prisoners who continue illegal drug use after release.
Information on the number of prisoners using drugs before or after custodial sentences is not collated centrally.