§ Mr. LeighTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total amount(a) spent and (b) allocated
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Number of persons proceeded against for possession of drugs by type of drugs offence and police force Police force All drugs1 Cocaine Heroin LSD MDMA Methadone Amphetamines Cannabis Other Number of persons proceeded against in all courts (1994) Central 316 0 2 13 3 0 35 284 7 Dumfries and Galloway 183 0 3 10 1 0 29 146 14 Fife 176 0 0 1 0 0 18 167 3 Grampian 679 1 19 25 21 2 103 583 17 Lothian and Borders 809 4 2 43 31 4 153 648 60 Northern 199 0 2 2 2 0 24 182 2 Strathclyde 2,076 13 91 69 37 7 262 1,703 96 Tayside 366 0 0 13 12 2 53 325 24 Scotland 4,804 18 119 176 107 15 677 4,038 223 Persons proceeded against in solemn courts (1994) Central 23 0 1 4 1 0 5 20 0 Dumfries and Galloway 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 2 Fife 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 Grampian 26 0 4 6 4 0 5 17 2 Lothian and Borders 40 4 0 11 5 1 15 22 11 Northern 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Strathclyde 133 4 19 12 7 2 27 79 10 Tayside 17 0 0 3 3 0 8 14 2 Scotland 253 8 24 38 20 3 65 165 27 Persons proceeded against in all courts (1995) Central 163 1 2 6 2 0 15 146 4 Dumfries and Galloway 156 0 4 2 1 0 22 139 6 Fife 262 0 4 4 10 0 36 237 2 Grampian 808 8 34 20 34 2 136 674 45 Lothian and Borders 149 0 0 3 5 0 6 140 3 Northern 126 0 0 2 1 0 12 113 2 Strathclyde 2,389 11 155 47 87 11 326 1,913 87 Tayside 264 0 5 2 11 2 42 226 12 Scotland 4,317 20 204 86 151 15 595 3,588 161 Persons proceeded against in solemn courts (1995) Central 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Dumfries and Galloway 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Fife 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 Grampian 17 1 2 1 3 0 7 12 2 Lothian and Borders 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 by his Department on tackling problems relating to drugs in respect of (i) improving international co-operation to reduce supplies from abroad, (ii) increasing the effectiveness of police and Customs enforcement, (iii) maintaining effective deterrents and tight domestic controls, (iv) developing prevention publicity, education and community action and (v) improving treatment and rehabilitation, for (1) 1994, (2) 1995, (3) 1996 and (4) 1997. [4783]
§ Mr. GalbraithInformation on total Government and individual departments' expenditure on tackling drug misuse is not recorded on an annual basis. The most recently published estimates were contained in the report of the Ministerial Drugs Task Force, "Drugs in Scotland: Meeting the Challenge". This showed that an estimated £42 million of public expenditure was spent on drug-related action in Scotland in 1992–93. Updating this figure to take account of inflation and major new initiatives suggests spend of over £50 million in 1996-97 in my right hon. Friend's areas of responsibility.
To co-ordinate action against drugs, the Government will be appointing a "drugs czar", accountable to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet's coordinating committee on drug misuse, of which I am a member. These arrangements will run alongside action reflecting the particular circumstances of the position in Scotland.'
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Number of persons proceeded against for possession of drugs by type of drugs offence and police force Police force All drugs1 Cocaine Heroin LSD MDMA Methadone Amphetamines Cannabis Other Northern 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 Strathclyde 118 3 23 12 11 3 25 66 15 Tayside 15 0 4 1 3 2 3 12 3 Scotland 176 4 30 15 21 5 40 111 21 Source:
Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate.
Note:
1Columns cannot be added together since a person may be dealt with for more than one type of drug.