§ Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average expenditure per head in Northern Ireland on drugs, medicines and related applications by hospitals, chemists and general practitioners, respectively, for 1975.
§ Mr. Concannon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 376–7], gave the following information:
Financial Year 1974–75 £ Hospitals 1.00 Chemists 6.01 General practitioners 0.12
§ Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in the Province are registered as addicted to drugs at the latest available date; and how this compares with the situation two years and four years earlier, respectively.
§ Mr. Concannon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 376–7], gave the following information:
Date No of Persons Registered 31st December 1971 17 31st December 1973 17 31st December 1975 10
§ Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions for drug offences there have been in Northern Ireland for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 377], gave the following information:
Number of Convictions 1971 403 1972 316 1973 352 1974 527 1975 257 TOTAL 1,855