HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 c292W
Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure that moneys recovered from illegal drug operations under the provisions of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 are allocated explicitly for the purpose of combating the use and distribution of illicit drugs.

Mr. John Patten

Ministers are considering the detailed arrangements whereby a proportion of the sums confiscated from drug traffickers as a result of international agreements might be used to strengthen the United Kingdom's enforcement and other efforts to curb drug abuse.