§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what is his estimate of the amounts of confiscated illegal drug assets that will be used for anti-drugs measures in each of the next 10 years; and what percentage he estimates this will be of the total value of illegal drugs trafficked in the United Kingdom. [86955]
§ Dr. Jack CunninghamThe first annual report of the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator sets out that from the financial year 1999—2000, assets seized from drug traffickers in the UK will be channelled back into anti-drugs work through a new Confiscated Assets Fund (CAF). The activities to be funded will be identified by214W the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator based on his assessment of the strategic priorities. For 1999—2000 the Fund will total £3 million; this should rise to £5 million in 2000—01 and —7 million in 2001—02. The amounts allocated to the Fund thereafter will be set according to receipts in the previous year
There are no figures available for the value of illegal drugs trafficked.