§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires occurred in retail premises throughout the United Kingdom in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. MellorThe numbers of fires in retail distributive trade premises from 1972 to 1982 are published in table 1 of "Fire Statistics, United Kingdom, 1982". Figures for 1983 are not yet available.
Persons* proceeded against for offences under drugs legislation or for other offences involving controlled drugs by type of offence and sex United Kingdom Number of persons Type of offence 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Unlawful production—cannabis Male 364 416 495 684 856 845 1,036 1,880 1,408 1,279 Female 62 76 98 127 197 157 267 433 288 257 Total 426 492 593 811 1,053 1,002 1,303 2,313 1,6% 1,536 Unlawful production—other drugs Male 4 7 15 22 19 25 19 9 22 30 Female — 1 3 1 1 2 2 — 2 3 Total 4 8 18 23 20 27 21 9 24 33 Unlawful supply Male 650 842 778 863 792 828 740 940 1,091 1,169 Female 98 110 96 135 102 114 100 135 158 189 Total 748 952 874 998 894 942 840 1,075 1,249 1,358 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully† Male 92 384 554 606 613 590 596 711 836 973 Female 10 52 62 88 80 78 75 113 130 146 Total 102 436 616 694 693 668 671 824 966 1,119