§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details by type of drug, value and location, of all drugs seized by the police in the calendar years 1978 to 1981 inclusive in excess of £10,000.
§ Mr. MayhewThe available information on large seizures by the police relates only to type of drug, the quantity of drug and location. Information for the years 1978 to 1980 is given in the following table in a form which brings up-to-date the figures in table 1.2 of the publication "Statistics of the misuse of drugs, United Kingdom 1977". Statistics for 1981 are not yet available.
§ Mr. WhitelawYes. Seventy-six members of staff have been released under the scheme, and applications from a further 14 have been approved.