§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his calculation of numbers who have died as a result of the use of(a) solvents, (b) LSD, (c) amyl nitrate, (d) butyl nitrate, (e) khat, (1) temazepam, (g) ecstasy, (h) amphetamine and (i) GBH in each of the past five years.
§ Mr Michael Forsyth[holding answer 31 October 1994]: The information requested is contained in Tables 17, 19 and 20 of the Home Office statistical bulletin "Statistics of drug addicts notified to the Home Office, United Kingdom" and is summarised in the table:
Deaths from solvents and certain controlled drugs, United Kingdom, 1988–921 Number of persons 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Volatile substances 89 84 112 87 68 LSD — — — 1 2 Benzodiazepines2 — 308 311 316 370 "Ecstasy"3 1 2 — 5 — Amphetamines 4 3 4 15 10 1No information is available on deaths from the use of alkylnitrites (which includes amyl and butyl nitrite), khat, and GHB (gamma-hydroxy- butyrate), none of which are controlled drugs. 2No data are available before 1989. This group of drugs includes Temazepam, for which separate figures are not available. 3MDMA and other drugs related to MDA (methylenedioxy-amphetamine).