Drugs (Offences) (Hansard, 27 May 1968)

§ Mr. Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Blackburn 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;

(2) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Blackburn into how many people in the county borough of Black burn 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;

(3) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Burnley 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;

(4) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Burnley into how many people in the county borough of Burnley 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;

(5) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Bolton 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;

(6) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Bolton into how many people 176W in the county borough of Bolton 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;

(7) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Lancaster 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;

(8) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Lancaster into how many people in the county borough of Lancaster 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;

(9) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Preston 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;

(10) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Preston into how many people in the county borough of Preston 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;

(11) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Southport into how many people in the county borough of South-port were convicted of offences under the 177W 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 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;

(12) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Southport 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;

(13) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Carlisle 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;

(14) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Carlisle into how many people in the county borough of Carlisle 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;

(15) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Blackpool 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;

(16) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Blackpool into how many people in the county borough of Black pool 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 178W during the same years; and what proportion of those convicted were under the age of 21 years;

(17) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Wigan 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;

(18) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Wigan into how many people in the county borough of Wigan 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;

(19) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Warrington into how many offences of breaking and entering chemists' shops and stealing drugs wereknown to the police to have been committed in the years 1966 and 1967, respectively;

(20) whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable for the county borough of Warrington into how many people in the county borough of Warring ton 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.