§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of prosecutions for (i) possession and (ii) supply of the drugs (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) amphetamines and (e) L.S.D. for the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, respectively.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for 1980 to 1983 is given in the following table; information for 1984 is not yet available.
Persons proceeded against for certain offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 United Kingdom 1980–83 Number of persons Type of drug and type of offence* 1980 1981 1982 1983 Heroin Unlawful possession 581 668 837 1,262 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 84 112 128 235 Unlawful supply 109 143 197 200 Cocaine Unlawful possession 378 420 352 443 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 46 71 52 74 Unlawful supply 44 84 62 56 Cannabis Unlawful possession 13,217 13,946 15,930 17,835 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 605 698 780 986 Unlawful supply 689 784 764 776 Amphetamines Unlawful possession 727 1,016 1,429 1,922 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 79 95 162 238 Unlawful supply 131 87 148 180 LSD Unlawful possession 222 340 415 417 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 27 44 64 80 Unlawful supply 37 34 72 43 * As the same person may be proceeded against for more than one offence or for more than one type of drug, the rows cannot be added together to produce totals.