§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of convictions for being in possession of drugs in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for the years 1979 to 1983 is given in table 7 of "Stastistics of the Misuse of Drugs in the United Kingdom, 1983" (Home Office Statistical Bulletin 18/84). Corresponding figures for 1984 are not yet available.