§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what studies his Department has commissioned to estimate the street value of illicit drugs traded annually.
§ Mr. MacleanDrug misuse is an illegal and therefore clandestine activity. It is not possible to produce reliable estimates of the street value of all illicit drug purchases traded annually. No such studies have been commissioned, although the scope for fresh research on this question is kept under review.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what studies his Department has commissioned to ascertain what amount of crime is drug-related.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Home Secretary recently announced plans to commission a series of studies later this year, to build on previous work assessing the links between drug taking and acquisitive crime.
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§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries or attempted burglaries of pharmacies there were in(a) York and (b) North Yorkshire in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from(a) York and (b) North
North Yorkshire police force area Number of persons Year Supply Possession with intent to supply Possession (all drugs) Possession of cannabis 1986 18 3 222 196 1987 16 5 281 256 1988 6 2 100 90 1989 17 3 152 139 1990 16 6 147 131 1991 13 11 101 85 1992 15 4 211 176
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the. Home Department how many residents of(a) York and (b) North Yorkshire are currently on probation for drug-related offences.
§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the North Yorkshire probation service that it is currently supervising 20 offenders under probation orders following conviction for drug related offences, of whom six are being supervised in York.