HC Deb 23 February 1994 vol 238 c269W
Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is(a) the average sentence and (b) the range of sentences for those convicted of dealing in cannabis in the latest convenient period; and how many people are currently in prison for this offence.

Mr. Maclean

The information requested is contained in tables S2.28 and S2.31 of the Home Office statistical bulletin, issue 30/93 "Statistics of drugs seizures and offenders dealt with, United Kingdom, 1992 (Supplementary tables)", a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are in prison as a result of convictions for possessing cannabis.

Mr. Maclean

Information on the number of persons in prison on 30 June 1992—the latest date for which figures are available—is contained in table S2.31 of the Home Office statistical bulletin No. 30/93 "Statistics of drugs seizures and offenders dealt with, United Kingdom 1992 (Supplementary tables)", a copy of which is in the Library.