§ Sir P. Rawlinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of offences known to the police in England and Wales involving the possession or use of dangerous drugs in 1964, 1965 and 1966.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI regret that this information is not available. The numbers of prosecutions in the United Kingdom for offences involving drugs controlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1965 were 745 in 1964, 834 in 1965 and 1,345 (provisional) in 1966.