§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and boys, and how many women and girls were registered drug addicts during each of the latest three years for which records are available.
§ Mr. LaneI regret that the information is not readily available in the form asked for by the hon. Member. The numbers of persons in the United Kingdom known to the Home Office to be receiving narcotic drugs at the end of each of the last three years for which records are available are as follows:
1969: 1,466 (of whom 224 were under 20, 1,067 were males and 399 were females).
Under 14 14 to 16 17 to 20 21 and over Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty MALES 1970 … 8 8 386 352 3,955 3,712 4,339 3,938 1971 … 19 18 467 433 4,858 4,541 5,739 5,241 FEMALES 1970 … 0 0 132 115 627 534 582 501 1971 … 1 0 153 135 810 699 731 645