§ Mr. Kirbyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can inform the House of the extent to which opium is smoked and traded in in the Port of Liverpool and other parts of the country, and how the present situation compares with the years 1939 and 1934, respectively, stating how many offences due to the smoking or trading of opium were committed in the Port of Liverpool in 1934, 1939 and 1943.
§ Mr. PeakeThe number of convictions for offences in regard to opium in 1934, 1939 and 1943 was respectively 40, 13 and 149. Of these 7, 4 and 135 were recorded at Liverpool.