§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy on cautioning of persons found in possession of crack cocaine. [24012]
§ Mr. MacleanIt is for the police to decide, on the basis of the guidance on the cautioning of offenders in Home Office circular 18/1994, whether a person found in possession of a controlled drug should be dealt with by means of a caution.