HC Deb 26 February 1991 vol 186 c453W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has any plans to make the drug Clenbuteral a prohibited substance.

Mr. Hanley

The use of the drug Clenbuteral is already prohibited under the Medicines Act 1968 except where prescribed by a veterinary surgeon for therapeutic purposes in horses and bovines.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many seizures, of what quantities, of the drug Clenbuteral have been made in Northern Ireland during the past year; and in what areas the seizures were made.

Filled places on ACE
District council 1 January 1989 1 July 1989 1 January 1990 1 July 1990
Belfast 2,814 3,285 3,452 3,311
North Down 119 149 185 186
Lisburn 345 382 479 412
Newtownards 148 184 210 181
Down 195 190 211 193
Castlereagh 115 145 153 132
Carrickfergus 184 197 207 191
Larne 107 124 121 110
Ballymena 162 198 209 232
Antrim 186 204 202 203
Moyle 81 114 132 127
Coleraine 128 214 224 220
Magherafelt 171 222 247 232
Ballymoney 67 128 171 167
Newtownabbey 236 324 353 342
Cookstown 145 171 171 168
Dungannon 357 382 391 388
Armagh 138 234 281 245
Banbridge 95 110 127 116
Craigavon 328 356 371 373
Newry and Mourne 561 639 648 611
Derry 747 985 1,050 883
Limavady 95 118 185 196
Strabane 226 314 307 298
Fermanagh 243 278 316 296
Omagh 224 223 255 233
Totals 8,217 9,870 10,658 10,046

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