§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what European Community regulations come into force in January requiring self-employed hoteliers with premises of under six bed spaces to conform to fire regulations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenEuropean Community Directives 89/391/EEC and 89/654/EEC relate to the health and safety of workers at work and contain fire safety requirements for which we must make legislative provision by 31 December 1992.
We plan to give effect to those requirements by regulations made under section 12 of the Fire Precautions
Prosecutions for drugs offences involving ecstasy (MDMA). 1990 United Kingdom Number of prosecutions Month Unlawful possession Possession with intent to supply unlawfully Unlawful supply Unlawful import January 19 8 5 1 February 25 5 2 — March 33 6 3 1 April 34 8 3 2 May 44 13 7 — June 27 12 2 1 July 14 5 3 — August 22 7 3 — September 9 7 1 2 October 13 5 2 1 November 10 7 4 4 December 19 4 5 2