§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions have been made against illicit(a) advertisers, (b) suppliers and (c) manufacturers of gamma hydroxy butyrate in each of the last five years. [103374]
§ Ms StuartI have been asked to reply.
All cases prosecuted by the Medicines Control Agency to date have been successful. The statistics in respect of prosecutions to date are as follows:
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Advertising 5 2 0 0 0 7 Supply 2 0 0 1 6 9 Manufacture 2 0 0 1 2 5 Total 9 2 0 2 8 21 Further investigations of gamma hydroxy butyrate are currently ongoing and referrals in respect of GHB are always investigated.