§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of stops under section 23(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the resultant arrest for drugs offences in each of the Merseyside police divisions in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply, 21 May, c. 317]: The information available for the years specified is given in the table below:
Persons stopped and those subsequently arrested under Section 23(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Merseyside Police Force Numbers Stops Arrests 1981 260 57 1982 923 217 1983 1,857 579