§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have been(a) charged with drug offences and (b) subsequently dismissed for such offences in each of the last 10 years. [19486]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information is not available in the format requested, but we are able to provide the following information for the nine-year period 1986 to 1994:
- (a) The number of armed forces personnel convicted of drug offences:
- 1986: 131
- 1987: 145
- 1988: 105
- 1989: 196
- 1990: 339
- 1991: 426
- 1992: 612
- 1993: 513
- 1994: 296
- (b) The number subsequently dismissed' for such offences:
- 1986: 60
- 1987: 56
- 1988: 67
- 1989: 68
- 1990: 118
- 1991: 165
- 1992: 225
- 1993: 152
- 1994: 112
1The figures relate to those sentenced to dismissal from service at court martial, summary trial or were dismissed following a sentence of imprisonment from a service or civilian court.
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