§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands were convicted of drug offences in each year since 1991;
(2) how many of those convicted of drug offences in the west midlands and Coventry in the last year for which figures are available were under 21 years of age;
(3)what the figures are for drug-related offences committed by young people in Coventry for each year since 1991.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation available centrally on persons convicted of drug offences by age group in the West Midlands police force area and the Coventry petty sessional division for 1991 and 1992 is given in the table.
It is possible to distinguish centrally only offenders who have committed drug offences as opposed to drug-related offences.
1993 data will not be available until the autumn.