§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation orders had conditions of attendance at a day centre attached since the Criminal Justice Act 1982 conditions came into force.
§ Mr. MellorFigures reported by the probation service and published in table 2.8 of "Probation Statistics, England and Wales, 1983" are available only for the first
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Seizures by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise of controlled drugs United Kingdom Kilogrammes Drug type 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984* Cocaine 21.6 35.7 13.6 12.1 73.3 34.8 Heroin 40.3 38.1 87.2 183.2 212.5 299.0 Morphine 2.4 6.4 6.1 2.2 0.5 0.7 Opium 60.3 30.2 9.9 18.6 2.9 5.6 LSD —† 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.010 0.003 Cannabis 6,402.7 18,082.3 16,579.0 12,603.5 14,242.2 15,774.4 Cannabis resin 5,227.0 7,406.0 7,536.1 3,793.3 6,429.9 9,102.1 Cannabis liquid 40.6 122.6 73.5 28.5 20.2 27.6‡ Amphetamine 0.1 0.3 8.3 2.2 13.0 16.1 * Provisional † Less than ½ gramme ‡ In addition 2.2 litres of cannabis liquid were seized for which a weight is not available half of 1983; owing to industrial action by some probation officers corresponding figures are not available for the second half of 1983 and will not be available for 1984. It is estimated that some 500–600 probation orders imposed in the period 31 January-31 December 1983 included a requirement to attend a day centre.