§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of convictions against people for (i) dealing in and (ii) possessing hard drugs in(a) Pendle and (b) Lancashire for each year since 1987.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested with respect to Lancashire for the misuse of all drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is given in table A2.6 of the Home Office statistical bulletin "Statistics of drugs seizures and offenders dealt with (area tables)", 1987–1991, copies of which are in the Library. Information with regard to the Pendle district is not held centrally.
Persons aged 17 to 21 inclusive receiving probation, community service or Children and Young Persons Act 1969 supervision by the probation service on 31 December 1991 by probation area and type of supervision Area Type of supervision Probation total Probation with additional requirements under the Criminal Justice Act 1982 Community service order Children and Young Persons Act 1969 Avon 318 126 181 41 Bedfordshire 129 30 101 18 Berkshire 270 79 127 7 Buckinghamshire 160 26 116 13 Cambridgeshire 158 34 107 4 Cheshire 245 14 197 4 Cleveland 307 56 175 36 Cornwall 65 15 67 —