§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered class A drug addicts there were in Basildon in the years 1980 to 1985.
§ Mr. MellorI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to his question on 11 January at columns559–60. The only information which has since become available is the provisional figures for new addicts notified in the Essex police force area in 1984, given in the reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster, North (Mr. Wheeler) on 11 June 1985 at columns 394–95.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the totals of the registered number of addicts in England and Wales addicted to (a) heroin and (b) cocaine, broken down by regional health authority areas for the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, respectively.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 24 June 1985, c. 287]: The available information about the number of drug addicts notified as addicted to heroin or cocaine relates to 13W police forces areas and is given in the following tables for the years 1980 to 1983. Corresponding information for 1984 is not yet available. However, provisional figures for all new addicts notified in 1984 by police force area were
TABLE 1 New drug addicts notified to the Home Office during the years 1980–83 as addicted to heroin or cocaine England and Wales Number of persons Heroin alone or with other drugs but not with cocaine Cocaine alone or with other drugs but not with heroin Heroin and cocaine only or with other drugs 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 Avon and Somerset 22 27 34 56 — — 1 2 2 3 2 7 Bedford 3 8 13 9 — 1 2 2 2 4 6 3 Cambridgeshire 5 13 17 17 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 6 Cheshire 10 16 50 65 — — — 1 2 1 6 4 Cleveland 1 — 1 3 — — — — — 2 — 3 Cumbria — 1 4 14 — — — — — — 1 3 Derbyshire 2 1 2 8 — 1 — — — — 3 — Devon and Cornwall 6 11 15 15 — 1 — — — 1 1 5 Dorset 7 10 18 13 1 — 1 — 1 1 — — Durham 1 2 3 5 — — — — — — 1 — Essex 16 26 34 42 — 2 2 — 2 3 4 3 Gloucestershire 5 10 10 8 — 1 — — 1 — — 2 Greater Manchester 8 18 73 169 — — — — 4 3 1 5 Hampshire 8 8 19 26 — — — 2 3 — — 5 Hertfordshire 21 21 27 23 — 1 1 — 2 3 1 3 Humberside 2 2 2 3 1 — 3 1 — 2 4 3 Kent 17 24 31 27 1 — 1 1 2 4 2 2 Lancashire 14 31 55 93 — — 1 — 3 2 1 6 Leicestershire 8 13 5 17 — — 1 1 1 — 2 — Lincolnshire 1 1 5 2 — — 1 — — — 1 — Merseyside 17 29 82 361 — 1 — — — 2 3 2 Metropolitan police district 563 830 848 1,424 10 11 19 29 58 71 76 156 Norfolk 9 8 11 33 — — — 1 7 — 1 5 Northamptonshire 7 7 8 8 — — 2 1 2 3 1 1 Northumbria 3 3 5 8 — — — — — 1 3 1 North Yorkshire 1 1 3 25 — — — — — 1 — 5 Nottinghamshire 15 16 9 10 — — — — — 2 1 2 South Yorkshire 16 32 30 43 — — — — 1 10 2 2 Staffordshire 1 8 13 20 — 1 — 1 1 — — 1 Suffolk 2 2 4 15 — — — — — — — 3 Surrey 13 19 16 20 — — 1 — 5 — 2 4 Sussex 36 32 51 79 1 5 1 3 8 6 9 11 Thames Valley 31 51 41 46 — — 2 3 9 2 3 10 Warwickshire 2 1 7 13 — — 1 — 1 — 2 1 West Mercia 2 5 10 17 — — 1 — 1 — — — West Midlands 30 37 75 51 — — — — 1 3 2 2 West Yorkshire 8 8 17 21 — 2 — 1 2 1 3 2 Wiltshire 1 2 5 3 — — — 1 1 — 2 1 Total for England 914 1,334 1,653 2,812 15 27 45 51 124 134 147 269 Dyfed-Powys 7 3 6 7 — — — — 1 1 3 1 Gwent — 2 8 6 — — — — — 1 1 3 North Wales — 2 6 16 — — — — — — — — South Wales 32 7 11 20 — 2 3 2 1 2 5 8 Total for Wales 39 14 31 49 — 2 3 2 2 4 9 12 Total for England and Wales 953 1,348 1,684 2,861 15 29 48 53 126 138 156 281 14W
TABLE 2 New drug addicts notified to the Home Office during the years 1980–83 as addicted to heroin or cocaine England and Wales Number of persons Heroin alone or with other drugs but not with cocaine Cocaine alone or with other drugs but not with heroin Heroin and cocaine only or with other drugs 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 Avon and Somerset 10 4 27 36 — — — — — 1 1 1 Bedford 4 7 13 8 — — — — 2 1 2 4 Cambridgeshire — 6 5 7 — — — 1 — 2 1 — Cheshire 5 2 11 12 1 — — — — — — — Cleveland — — — — — — — — — — — — Cumbria — — 1 1 — — — — — — — — given in the reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster, North (Mr. Wheeler) on 11 June 1985 at columns 394–95.
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Heroin alone or with other drugs but not with cocaine Cocaine alone or with other drugs but not with heroin Heroin and cocaine only or with other drugs 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 1980 1981 1982 1983 Derbyshire 2 1 1 1 — — — — — 1 1 — Devon and Cornwall 2 4 6 4 — — 1 — 1 — 1 — Dorset 3 6 8 1 — — 1 — — 1 — — Durham 4 1 1 — — — — — — — — — Essex 16 12 16 14 — — — — 2 — — 4 Gloucestershire 3 3 3 6 — — — — — — — 1 Greater Manchester 1 9 12 23 — — 1 — — 1 1 1 Hampshire 6 8 9 10 — — — — — 1 — — Hertfordshire 15 12 17 12 — — — 2 1 3 — 2 Humberside — 1 — 4 — — — — — — — 2 Kent 3 2 7 7 — 1 — — 1 1 1 2 Lancashire 8 9 14 23 — — — — — 2 1 1 Leicestershire 1 9 11 6 1 — — — 1 2 — — Lincolnshire 1 — — 1 — — — — 1 1 — — Merseyside 10 18 17 22 — — — — — — — — Metropolitan police district 286 347 427 599 3 2 3 1 18 27 38 79 Norfolk 2 4 8 12 — 1 — — — 2 — — Northamptonshire 3 5 7 5 — — — 1 1 — 1 3 Northumbria 2 1 2 — — — — — — 1 — 2 North Yorkshire 1 2 1 1 — — — — — — 1 — Nottinghamshire 5 4 12 5 — — — — — 2 — — South Yorkshire 3 7 6 14 — — — — — 3 — 1 Staffordshire — — 1 1 — — — — — — — — Suffolk — 1 2 2 — — 1 — — 1 — — Surrey 4 12 15 10 — — — 1 — 1 1 3 Sussex 16 27 24 47 — — — 2 5 3 3 5 Thames Valley 6 14 22 24 — — — — — — 1 11 Warwickshire 1 1 2 3 — — — — — — — — West Mercia — — 4 2 — — — — — — — — West Midlands 1 12 17 19 — — — — — 1 1 — West Yorkshire 3 2 3 4 — 1 — — — 1 4 1 Wiltshire 1 1 1 3 — 1 — — — — — 1 Total for England 428 554 733 949 5 6 7 8 33 59 60 124 Dyfed-Powys 5 2 2 3 — — — — 1 — — — Gwent — — 2 2 — — — — — — — — North Wales — 1 1 1 — — — — — — — 1 South Wales 12 9 15 14 — — — — — 4 1 1 Total for Wales 17 12 20 20 — — — — 1 4 1 2 Total for England and Wales 445 566 753 969 5 6 7 8 34 63 61 126