§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on cash and running cost limits for the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland departmental service 1992–93.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, it is proposed that the cash limit for class XVII, vote 1 (the Northern Ireland Office) will be increased by £45,832,000 from £844,423,000 to £890,255,000. This is principally to meet additional expenditure on compensation and police costs. The additional provision sought will be mainly met from a transfer within the Northern Ireland block and the balance charged to the reserve. It will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.
The cash limit for most Northern Ireland departmental services will be increased by £20,621,000 from £3,393,100,000 to £3,413,721,000. This increase reflects the take-up of entitlement to end-year flexibility on capital and departmental running costs and the housing package announced by the Chancellor on 12 November 1992. It will be charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.
The combined running cost limit for the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments will be increased by £4,165,000 from £712,316,000 to
Table 1 Drug Seizures 1988–92 Year Cannabis Cocaine Heroin LSD Amphetamines 1988 12.75 kilos 2.51 gms 3.65 gms 917 doses 466.26 gms 1989 21.71 kilos 52.4 gms 25.35 gms 1052 MST tablets 485 doses 17.80 gms 658.£65 gms 1990 37.6 kilos — 2757 MST tablets 573 doses 95.2 gms 1991 37.5 kilos 88 gms 250 doses Dipipanone ½ kilo Psilocin 625 gms 1.5 kilos herbal 1 gm Morphine 800 doses 2,711 MDMA 114 gms 25 tablets 1992 15.75 kilos 77 gms 9 gms 51 MST tablets 9,201 doses 4,408 MDMA 5,732 gms MST = Morphine Sulphate
MDMA = Ecstasy
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Table 2 Convictions for drug offences 1988–92 Offence 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Producing controlled drug 3 4 1 3 4 Importing controlled drug 1 1 — — 1 Supplying controlled drug 12 14 5 3 10 Possessing controlled drug 97 105 98 140 242 Possessing controlled drug with intent to supply 10 6 6 6 14 Permitting premises to be used for use of drugs 4 2 1 1 2 £716,481,000. This reflects the take up of £2,471,000 of the end year flexibility entitlement announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 15 July 1992, at columns 697–702, a net transfer of £1,684,000 from the Department of Social Security, mainly in respect of child support costs, and a transfer of £10,000 from the Property Services Agency relating to maintenance work. Of the revised running cost provision £171,362,000 is for the Northern Ireland Office and £545,119,000 for Northern Ireland Departments.