HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 c567W
Mr. Singh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the controlled delivery method of drug importation into the United Kingdom as a means of combating drug crime. [63266]

Dawn Primarolo

This method of investigation is the subject of international agreement under Article 11 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 (The Vienna Convention) and is considered to be a very effective method of combating drug crime.