§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of persons brought before each of the magistrates' courts covering the constituency of North Cornwall charged with drug offences during the last 12 months period for which figures are available and for the equivalent period in each of the previous two years; and what proportion these were of the total number of persons brought before each of these courts.
§ Mr. SharplesThe figures requested in the first part of the Question are given in the table below. The information requested in the second part of the Question is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.
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Court Persons brought before court on charges under the Dangerous Drugs Acts, 1965 and 1967 or the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1964 Persons brought before court on charges under other statutes where dangerous drugs or other controlled substances were involved Pydar* 1967 … 10 — 1968 … 4 2 1969 … 11 — Stratton 1967 … — — 1968 … 1 — 1969 … — — Wadebridge 1967 … — — 1968 … — — 1969 … 1 — * The area served by this court is not wholly within the North Cornwall constituency. No proceedings for such offences were brought before the other magistrates' courts in the North Cornwall constituency.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state for the last 12-month period for which figures are available and for the equivalent periods in the previous two years, the total number of persons brought before each of the magistrates' courts covering the constituency of North Cornwall in which the charges were limited to the possession of cannabis; and the number of persons charged with the sale of cannabis.
Mr. SharpiesThe figures requested are given in the following table:
Court Persons brought before court on charges limited to unlawful possession of cannabis Persons brought before court on charges of unlawfully supplying cannabis Pydar* 1967 … 5 — 1968 … 2 — 1969 … 7 1 Wadebridge 1967 … — — 1968 … — — 1969 … — 1 * The area served by this court is not wholly within the North Cornwall constituency. No proceedings for such offences were brought before the other magistrates' courts in the North Cornwall constituency.