HC Deb 19 May 1976 vol 911 c588W
Mr. Goodhart

asked 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. Goodhart

asked 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. Goodhart

asked 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