To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of services for offenders diagnosed as having both mental health and substance misuse problems. - Inc figs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of services for offenders diagnosed as having both mental health and substance misuse problems. - Inc figs.

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether they are continuing a policy of cutting expenditure in real terms per prisoner and of cutting the total expenditure in real terms on the probation service and on prisoner education.

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether they are continuing a policy of cutting expenditure in real terms per prisoner and of cutting the total expenditure in real terms on the probation service and on prisoner education.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will comment on the use of ex-drug addicts and ex-prisoners in Downview, Pentonville and Coldingley for counselling prisoners; and what plans he has to extend the system to women's prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will comment on the use of ex-drug addicts and ex-prisoners in Downview, Pentonville and Coldingley for counselling prisoners; and what plans he has to extend the system to women's prisons.

When they will publish a revised drug strategy for the Prison Service. - Copy of new strategy, Tackling Drugs in Prison, in Lib, together with a review of the current strategy, and research findings.

When they will publish a revised drug strategy for the Prison Service. - Copy of new strategy, Tackling Drugs in Prison, in Lib, together with a review of the current strategy, and research findings.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the time elapse after which it is not possible to detect heroin in prisoners using present drug detecting equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the time elapse after which it is not possible to detect heroin in prisoners using present drug detecting equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) doctors and (b) other staff, currently working in the Prison Service, have received any recognized training in dealing with drug misusers. - (Holding answer 6 November 1997).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) doctors and (b) other staff, currently working in the Prison Service, have received any recognized training in dealing with drug misusers. - (Holding answer 6 November 1997).