§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is satisfied with the establishment of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and in respect of the drug seizures made in Liverpool and Merseyside over recent years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HayhoeI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can estimate the value of the drug seizures made by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe estimated values are as follows. They are based on what Customs believe to be the street level prices when the drugs were seized.
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Liverpool Merseyside £ £ 1979 1,920,007 — 1980 2,780,012 50,062 1981 4,978,150 93 1982 4,681,000 603,750 1983 2,175,342 2,860,002
§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the amount and type of drugs impounded by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information is as follows:
Liverpool Merseyside kgs kgs 1979 Herbal cannabis 1,536.19 — Cannabis resin 0.005 — 1980 Herbal cannabis 1,886.954 0.05 Cannabis resin 209.215 2.564 Cannabis oil 0.466 — 1981 Herbal cannabis 3,717.086 0.059 Cannabis resin 162.199 0.010 Amphetamines 0.790 — 1982 Herbal cannabis 3,732.181 43.0 Cannabis resin 8.067 274.968 LSD 0.0057 — 1983 Herbal cannabis 1,235.303 2.3 Cannabis resin 3.183 1,737.1 LSD 284 tablets — Amphetamines 0.5 — Cocaine 0.1 — Heroin 6.198 2.545
§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many drug seizures have been made by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in (a) Liverpool, and (b) Merseyside in each of the past five years to the latest date.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information is as follows:
Liverpool Merseyside 1979 32 — 1980 50 4 1981 69 3 1982 42 2 1983 33 10 1984 to date 12 1
§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the country of departure of ships, and what flags they carried, on which drugs have been seized by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in Liverpool and Merseyside over the past five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe recorded countries of departure of ships from which drugs were seized in Liverpool and Merseyside over the past five years are as follows. The list is not exhaustive and the country shown may not always be the place of original departure. Details of the flags of the vessels are not kept centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs:
Australia Morocco Brazil New Zealand Canada Nigeria Doudla Pakistan France Republic of Ireland Ghana South Africa Greece Sudan Holland Turkey Italy U.S.A Kenya West Germany Lebanon