§ 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 drug offences in each of the Metropolitan police divisions in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. HurdI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the available information is given in the following table. Figures are not collected centrally separating those arrests for misuse of drugs and those for other offences.
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Persons stopped under section 23(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and resultant arrests for any offence Police District 1981 1982 1983 Number of persons Number of persons Number of persons stopped arrested stopped arrested stopped arrested A—(Part) Westminster 660 360 990 420 1,220 300 B—Kensington and Chelsea 2,210 1,060 2,690 1,730 1,990 970 C—(Part) Westminster 1,810 1,260 2,250 800 3,130 1,140 D—(Part) Westminster 450 220 410 270 840 480 E—Camden 170 120 400 240 460 290 F—Hammersmith 420 220 280 150 330 230 G—Hackney 240 220 210 190 150 100 H—Tower Hamlets 450 150 210 150 220 180 I—Heathrow, etc. 70 10 60 40 90 50 J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc. 110 40 80 40 170 110 K—Havering, Barking and Newham 110 70 440 280 770 360 L—Lambeth 600 400 1,340 630 2,590 710 M—Southwark 190 180 650 240 420 340 N—Islington 2,080 620 670 610 830 800 P—Lewisham and Bromley 80 70 120 30 240 190 Q—Brent and Harrow 150 70 180 120 540 230 R—Greenwich and Bexley 30 30 130 80 140 140 S—Barnet and Hertsmere 90 70 140 80 600 110 T—Richmond-upon-Thames and Hounslow 130 50 180 130 240 180 V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 80 40 140 60 160 90 W—Wandsworth 70 30 260 160 810 730 X—Ealing and Hillingdon 120 80 110 50 190 160 Y—Haringey and Enfield 80 70 360 130 260 180 Z—Croydon and Sutton, etc. 100 40 170 80 180 100 Total MPD 10,510 5,480 12,470 6,690 16,580 8,190 Note: These figures are rounded (to the nearest 10) because they are based on information recorded in station registers for operational purposes which is unsuitable for the preparation of statistical summaries. Components may not add to the total because they have been rounded independently.
§ 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.