§ 47. Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the proportions of total notified drug addicts aged under 21 in 1988; and what was the figure in 1987.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggInformation on drug addicts to the Home Office in 1987 and 1988 is given in "Statistics of drug addicts notified to the Home Office, United Kingdom, 529W 1988" (Home Office Statistical Bulletin issue 13/89), a copy of which has been placed in the Library. Table 8b shows that the proportion of addicts aged under 21 was 14 per cent. in 1987 and 12 per cent. in 1988.