§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests have taken place of drug dealers in Liverpool in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 6 December 1993): The available information is of convictions and cautions for the two offences commonly associated with drug dealing, i.e. unlawful supply and possession with intent to supply unlawfully. Figures for the Merseyside police force area for the last three years for which data are available, are given in the table.
Table: persons found guilty or cautioned for offences of unlawful supply of a controlled drug, or possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply unlawfully Merseyside police force area Number of persons Year Unlawful supply Possession with intent to supply 1990 137 143 1991 119 178 1992 120 163 Some persons may have been convicted or cautioned for both offences, so columns cannot be added together to obtain totals.