HC Deb 11 May 1981 vol 4 cc168-9W
Mr. Charles Irving

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were under sentence in prison department establishments on 1 January 1980 and 1 January 1981 for cannabis offences; and how many of these persons were under sentence for the offence of possession of cannabis and how many for cultivation of cannabis.

Mr. Mayhew

I regret that the available information does not enable such persons to be identified.

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