§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel tested positive for the use of each controlled substance, broken down by unit, in calendar year 2003. [161307]
§ Mr. CaplinThe number of positive results for the use of controlled substances in each of the Services in 2003 are shown in the following tables. In all cases, positive results indicate the number of substances detected, not necessarily the number of personnel.
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Unit Cannabis Amphetamines Ecstasy Cocaine Heroin HMS Dryad 1 2 HMS Excellent 1 HMS Forest Moor 1 1 HMS Neptune 1 HMS Raleigh 2 HMS Sultan 1 1 1 Submarines HMS Sceptre 1 HMS Viligant 1 Royal Marines 40 Commando RM 1 1 42 Commando RM 1 1 45 Commando RM 1 539 Assault Sqn RM 1 1 1 Commando Logistic Regiment RM 2 1 CTCRM Lympstone 1 Force Protection Group RM 1 2 1 RM Poole 1 1 RMB Stonehouse 2 Total 23 4 15 23 1
RAF Station/Unit Cannabis Ecstasy RAF Leeming 1 RAF Cosford 2 RAF St. Athan 1 RAF Coningsby 1 RAF Uxbridge 1 RAF Halton 3 RAF Cottesmore 3 RAF Wittering 1 RAF Buchan 1 RAF Marham 1 RAF Benson 1 RAF Lyneham 1 RAF Kinloss 1 RAF Leuchars 1 DST Leconfield 1 Totals 16 4 Army
The Army do not record data in the same way as the other two Services. A detailed breakdown of positive results by substance detected is not held centrally. Centralised statistics are available only by corps and divisions of infantry which for 2003 are as follows:
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Arm/Service Number of tests Positive results Bands 271 0 RGR 1,041 0 Int Corps 198 0 AGC(ETS) and (SPS) 34 0 Misc. 3,197 5 AGC(Pro) 635 1 HQs 2,356 4 RAMC 1,281 3 AAC 671 2 R Signals 6,025 18 Training units 28,921 118 RE 6,214 27 REME 3,178 14 R Irish 1,587 7 RA 6,169 31 TA 3,084 18 RLC 6,146 36 Para 1,055 8 GDS 3,596 34 RAC 3,127 30 Queens 2,169 22
Arm/Service Number of tests Positive results POW 3,551 40 Light 1,489 18 Kings 4,305 72 Scottish 2,868 72 Total 93,168 580