§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total of assets seized from convicted drug dealers was in each of the last three years. [177831]
§ Caroline FlintThe information requested is not yet available for the year 2003–04. The total of assets confiscated from convicted drug dealers in each of the previous three years is as follows:
Amount Confiscated(£) 2000–2001 11,757,000 2001–2002 11,873,000 2002–2003 20,905,000 The total amount obtained from confiscation orders in each of these years is £19,833,000 in 2000–01; £20,609,000 in 2001–02; and £41,008,000 in 2002–03.