§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been stopped and searched each year since 1970 under the Drugs Acts; and of these, each year how many were subsequently detained, and of these, how many were later charged, and of these,how many were later convicted.
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 7 February 1980, c. 287]: The numbers of persons stopped and searched in England and Wales under the Misuse of
PERSONS STOPPED AND SEARCHED UNDER THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT 1967 AND THE MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1971 England and Wales Number of persons Metropolitan Police District Rest of England and Wales Year Total England and Wales Total Arrested* Total Found to unlawfully possess controlled drugs 1972 … 29,892 12,939 2,893 16,953 5,095 1973 … 28,521 10 454 2,918 18,067 5,170 1974 … 20,597 5,766 2,345 14,831 4,115 1975 … 19,358 5,259 2,197 14,099 3,413 1976 … 22,272 7,413 2,385 14,859 3,503 1977 … 21,668 5,818 2,001 15,850 4,026 1978 … 24,519 6,412 2,483 18,107 4,051 * Not necessarily for drugs offences.