§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the proportion of property crime attributable to the misuse of Class A drugs. [128628]
§ Caroline FlintI will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug dealers were convicted in London in each of the last six years. [139266]
§ Caroline Flint[holding answer 17 November 2003]: The table contains data from the Home Office Court Appearances and Cautions Drugs Database showing the number of drug dealers in the City of London and Metropolitan Police force area cautioned and convicted in the years 1996 to 2000 (the latest year available). "Dealing" has been taken to mean drug trafficking, that is: to include possession with intent to supply, unlawful supply, unlawful production and unlawful import/ export.
Drug dealers1 convicted or cautioned for drug offences in London, 1995–2000; Number of persons 1995 2,360 1996 1,980 1997 2,130 1998 2,350 1999 2,040 2000 2,320 1 The Phrase "drug dealer" has been taken to mean trafficking in drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. That is: to include possession with intent to supply, unlawful supply, unlawful production and unlawful import/export, Source:
Drug offender statistics data bases.
These data are taken from the annual Home Office Statistical Bulletin, "Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, UK". Copies of the bulletin, area and supplementary tables and are available on the RDS website and in the Library (http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb402.pdf)
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the street prices of illegal drugs in the last two years. [139229]
§ Caroline FlintI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.