HC Deb 20 May 1968 vol 765 cc25-7W
Mr. Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Oldham into how many offences of breaking and entering chemists' shops and stealing drugs were known to the police to have been committed in the years 1966 and 1967, respectively.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The information is: in 1966, none; in 1967, six.

Mr. Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Oldham into how many people in the county borough of Oldham were convicted of offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965, during the years 1966 and 1967, respectively; what proportion of those convicted were under the age of 21 years; how many people were convicted of offences under the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1964 during the same years; and what proportion of those convicted were under the age of 21 years.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The information is as follows:

Under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965, in 1966, none; in 1967, 10, of whom 9 were under 21. Under the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1964, in 1966, 3, all under 21; in 1967, 7, of whom 6 were under 21.