§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates in gaols in England and Wales were disciplined for the possession and use of an unlawful drug during:(a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988 and (d) so far in 1989.
§ Mr. MellorSome 1,630 offences of possession of controlled drugs were punished in 1986, 1,540 in 1987 and 1,940 in 1988. Information for 1989 is not yet available.