§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number for each of the past five years 219W of convictions for illegal possession of narcotics in Great Britain.
§ Dr. SummerskillTaking the term "narcotic" as meaning any substance controlled under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961—the corresponding United Kingdom legislation was the Dangerous Drugs Act 1965—the figures are as follows:
Year Number of Convictions 1968 3,367 1969 4,846 1970 7,154 1971 8,661 1972 12,133 I regret that figures for 1973 are not yet available.