HC Deb 02 July 1997 vol 297 cc164-5W
Mrs. Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review mandatory drug sentences for Class A drug users, including first time offenders. [5668]

Mr. Michael

We will make an announcement as soon as possible about implementation of provisions in the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 which establish minimum sentences of seven years' imprisonment for those convicted for a third time of trafficking in class A drugs.