§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of people convicted of drug misuse in the area governed by the Seaham and Peterlee magistrates courts by year since 1985.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of persons convicted by the Peterlee and Seaham—now the Easington, and Houghton-le-Spring division of Sunderland metropolitan district—magistrates' courts in each year since 1985 for offences relating to drug misuse is given in the table.
Number of persons 1985 7 1986 5 1987 3 1988 5 1989 9