§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many notifications of drug addicts there were in 1980 and 1981, respectively, from Cheshire, Derbyshire and Merseyside;
(2) how many notifications of drug addicts aged 21 years and over there were in 1980 and 1981, respectively, from Cheshire, Derbyshire and Merseyside;
(3) how many notifications of drug addicts aged under 21 years there were in 1980 and 1981, respectively, from Cheshire, Derbyshire and Merseyside.
§ Mr. Mayhew:The information requested is as follows:
Narcotic drug addicts notified*to the Home Office by certain police force areas, age and year Number of Persons Cheshire Police force Derbyshire Merseyside Age group 1980 1981 1980 1981 1980 1981 Under 21 1 2 — 1 6 7 21 and over 23 29 8 6 32 60 Total 24 31 8 7 38 67 *Including notifications of addicts who were not previously known and renotifications of addicts known in earlier years.