§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERasked Her Majesty's Government: In each of the years 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972, how many persons have been sentenced to (a) immediate, (b) suspended, imprisonment for offences concerned with the drug cannabis.
VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSSI regret that particulars of the numbers1270WA of persons sentenced to imprisonment for such offences are not readily available. The numbers of such offences which resulted in imprisonment in Great Britain in the years 1969 to 1971 were:
1969 1970 1971 Immediate imprisonment 398 696 878 Suspended sentence 442 560 665 Figures for 1972 are not yet available.