§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give a breakdown of the number of people arrested for drug related offences in the London borough of Newham for each of the past five years, by age and sex;
(2) if he will list the number of people arrested for drug related offences in the London borough of Newham, by type of drug, for each of the last five years;
(3) if he will state the total number of people arrested for drug related offences in the London borough of Newham in each of the past five years, with the number of convictions obtained.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to the reply, 19 June 1986, c. 511]: The information which is available and which can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost is given in the table:
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LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Arrests(*) for drugs offences(†) Number and age of person arrested Sex and year 10–16 17–20 21–24 25–29 30 and over Unknown Total Males 1983 11 108 96 47 57 6 325 1984 20 65 61 43 40 5 234 1985 21 55 45 26 37 2 186 Females 1983 — 8 3 6 1 — 18 1984 1 4 3 6 4 — 18 1985 — 4 1 2 5 — 12 Total 1983 11 116 99 53 58 6 343 1984 21 69 64 49 44 5 252 1985 21 59 46 28 42 2 198 * Persons arrested and proceeded against by means of a charge, caution or some other way. Arrests followed by no further action are excluded. † The majority of these offences are of possession but trafficking offences are also included.
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Arrests (*) for drugs offences (†) Number of persons Type of drug 1983 1984 1985 Cannabis 324 231 179 Amphetamines 9 12 16 Heroin 4 3 1 Methadone 1 — — Cocaine 1 2 1 LSD — 2 — Other controlled drugs 3 — — More than one controlled drug 1 2 1 Total 343 252 198 * Persons arrested and proceeded against by means of a charge, caution or some other way. Arrests followed by no further action are excluded. † The majority of these offences are of possession but trafficking offences are also included.