HC Deb 24 July 1975 vol 896 c295W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were arrested for drunkenness in the last year for which figures are available.

Dr. Summerskill

Information on the number of persons arrested is not available but the numbers of persons cautioned or proceeded against for offences of drunkenness in England and Wales in 1973 are as follows: Persons cautioned, 529; Persons proceeded against, 98,990.