HC Deb 05 March 2001 vol 364 c77W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been(a) charged, (b) brought to court, (c) found guilty and (d) given a custodial sentence for smuggling goods across the Irish border in each of the past 10 years; if he will break down prosecutions in each of those years by (i) class A drugs, (ii) class B drugs, (iii) alcohol, (iv) tobacco, (v) petrol, (vi) arms and (vii) videos and musical recordings; if he will break down sentences in each year; and if he will break down arrests in each year by the electoral district in which the arrest was made. [150580]

Mr. Ingram

The information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.