§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the range of fines, prison sentences and suspended prison sentences imposed for drug offences in Avon for the last five years.
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§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for the years 1980 to 1984 is given in the following table; corresponding information for 1985 is not yet available.
Sentences imposed at Avon magistrates courts and Bristol Crown court for offences involving controlled drugs by type of sentence Number of convictions* Type of sentence and amount 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Unsuspended sentences of imprisonment Up to and including 1 month 11 2 16 9 5 Over 1 month up to and including 3 months 14 4 11 14 4 Over 3 months up to and including 6 months 15 10 12 7 4 Over 6 months up to and including 12 months 6 9 7 — 8 Over 1 year up to and including 2 years 6 2 12 3 9 Over 2 years up to and including 5 years 14 14 9 6 12 Over 5 years up to and including 7 years — — — 3 3 TOTAL 66 41 67 42 45 Suspended sentences of imprisonment Up to and including 1 month 3 2 13 4 7 Over 1 month up to and including 3 months 10 6 23 6 8 Over 3 months up to and including 6 months 9 10 11 4 5 Over 6 months up to and including 12 months 6 13 6 4 3 Over 1 year up to and including 2 years 1 3 7 — 11 TOTAL 29 34 60 18 34 Partly suspended sentences of imprisonment Up to and including 6 months — — — 4 1 Over 6 months up to and including 12 months — — 9 4 1 Over 1 year up to and including 2 years — — — 2 1 TOTAL — — 9 10 3 Fines Up to and including £50 126 148 140 106 71 Over £50 up to and including £100 128 115 123 95 71 Over £100 up to and including £150 10 6 9 9 5 Over £150 up to and including £200 1 5 7 4 3 Over £200 up to and including £500 2 5 3 1 2 TOTAL 268 279 282 215 152 * One conviction has been counted for each finding of guilt.
§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions have been imposed by magistrates in Avon on people for being in the possession of drugs in the last five years.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for the years 1980 to 1984 is given in the following table: corresponding information for 1985 is not yet available.
Convictions at Avon magistrates' courts for the offence of unlawful possession of a controlled drug Number* 1980 203 1981 237 1982 267 1983 186 1984 155 * one conviction has been counted for each finding of guilt.