§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) arrests were made, (b) people were charged, (c) cautions were issued and (d) convictions were made, for drug offences in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) drug classification category and (ii) Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency. [165771]
§ Mr. PearsonI have placed in the Library, tables that provide the information requested for arrests, charges, and caution for the financial years 2001–02 and 2002–03. Figures for 2002–04 are not yet available. As it is not possible to provide an abalysis by parliamentary constituency a breakdown by PSNI District Command Unit is provided instead. Data relating to convictions can be provided only by calendar year.