§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Cheshire as to the number of people (a) within the area covered by the Cheshire constabulary and (b) within the area covered by the Macclesfield division of the Cheshire constabulary who have been charged with (i) possession of and (ii) supplying (a) amphetamines, (b) heroin and (c) cocaine in each of the last three years; and if he will publish the information in the Official Report.
§ Mr. MellorThe information available for the Cheshire police force area is given in the following table. Police forces are not required to provide centrally any information for individual divisions or stations within their areas.
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Number of persons Type of drug Type of offence* 1982 1983 1984 Amphetamines Unlawful possession 12 18 19 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully 2 4 6 Unlawful supply 3 2 3 *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.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department of those persons in Wales convicted of (a) all drugs related offences and (b) offences related to the use of heroin or its derivatives, how many were unemployed for each year from 1980 to 1985.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 21 October 1985, c. 44]: The information available, from returns made mainly by the police, is given in the following table; corresponding figures for 1985 will not be available until the summer of next year.
Persons found guilty of offences under drugs legislation or other offences involving controlled drugs Wales, 1980–84 Number of persons 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 All offences Total number of persons 800 771 1,000 1,110 1,297 Number recorded as unemployed 342 417 598 760 856 Offences involving heroin Total number of persons 11 12 15 25 54 Number recorded as unemployed 8 7 11 20 47