§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will 148W publish in the Official Report the number of drug offenders successfully prosecuted in the county of Kent for each year since 1960.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information available is as follows:
Persons found guilty of offences under drugs legislation (1) and other offences where controlled drugs were also involved
Kent Police Force Area Year Number of persons 1973 358 1974 237 1975 290 1976 370 1977 250 1978 134 1979 166 (1) The Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1964, the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (which came fully into force on 1 July 1973).