§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state(a) the street value, (b) the amount and (c) the city or town of seizure of crack seized in Britain for each month in 1989.
§ Mr. MellorInformation is not available in the form requested by the hon. Member. In 1989, a provisional total of 139 seizures of crack, amounting to approximately 243g and with an estimated street value of £24,380, were reported to the national drugs intelligence unit.
Provisional forensic science service figures for the number and weight of seizures, by police region and month of analysis, are set out below. This breakdown is not available for earlier months than August 1989.
Wasserman report on forensic pathology that he should fund a number of lectureships in forensic pathology and forensic medicine; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Home Office has only recently received the last of the replies from organisations which were invited to comment on the report of the working party on forensic pathology. We shall be considering all the working party's recommendations, including that contained in paragraph 3.32, shortly.