HC Deb 13 January 1994 vol 235 cc270-1W
20. Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department is undertaking to ascertain the link between illegal drug use and crime.

Mr. Maclean

My Department is currently examining the results of a number of recent studies. These include the 1992 British Crime Survey which contained questions on drug misuse and a separate study of the lifestyles and economic behaviour of drug misusers. Further research on drug misuse and crime is planned for later this year.

23. Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress is being made by the Metropolitan police in the war against drugs.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The Metropolitan police give a very high priority to the fight against drugs and it has had a number of notable operational successes. For example, operaton Welwyn in the King's Cross area and operation Tean, in the Stoke Newington area, specifically targeted at some of the worst affected areas of London, have resulted in the arrest of more than 300 drug dealers to date.

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