HL Deb 07 March 1972 vol 329 cc98-9WA
BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGER

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In the latest year for which figures are available, how many persons have been searched for suspected illegal possession of drugs, and how many of these searches have resulted in an arrest being made, in each police division in England and Wales.

LORD WINDLESHAM

I regret that this information is not yet readily available. Most police forces have only recently arranged for statistics of this kind to be collected systematically and 1972 will be the first calendar year for which statistics for all force areas can be expected to be available.