§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought in each year since the passing of the Intoxicating Substances Supply Act 1985; and how many have been successful.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation for 1985 to 1993 is given in the table. 1994 data will not be available until the autumn 1995.
draft of the directive, although the improvements made to the directive, as set out in my reply to my hon. Friend on 23 February at column 332, mean that the costs involved are now likely to be significantly lower.
In its application to paper records, the draft directive covers personal data which form or are intended to form part of a filing system. Within certain parameters, it is for member states to decide what constitutes a filing system for the purposes of applying the directive. Determining the precise definition to use, in consultation with business and other interests which will be affected, will be an important part of the process of implementing the directive.