§ Mr. John HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the latest recorded figures for convictions for(a) class 1 and (b) class 2 drug offences and the figures for each year from 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 4 February 1991]: Data are readily available only for 1986 onwards and information on the number of convictions recorded in the United Kingdom concerning class A and class B drugs is given in the table.
United Kingdom Number of convictions relating to: Year Class A drugs Class B drugs 1986 4,486 21,155 1987 4,263 21,489 1988 3,692 23,102 1989 3,752 26,759