§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of people serving prison sentences for drug-related crimes in total, and as a percentage of all prisoners, at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydFigures for the population in Prison Service establishments by offence group are published annually in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales", Table 1.8 of the Volume for 1990 (CM 1800). Provisional figures for 30 June 1991 show that 2,850 prisoners were recorded centrally as being sentenced for drug offences, nearly 10 per cent. of the total sentenced population for which an offence was recorded.
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the seizures of class A drugs made in the last full 12-month period for which figures are available by weight and as a percentage increase on the previous year.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is contained in Table 2.4 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Statistics of Drugs Seizures and Offenders Dealt With, United Kingdom, 1991", a copy of which is in the Library. There was a 27 per cent. percentage increase in the weight of class A drugs seized in 1991 over 1990 excluding LSD and MDMA ("Ecstasy"). From 1991 onwards only dosages have been recorded for LSD and MDMA, and thus no comparable figures are available.