§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the proportion of amphetamines seized in the last 12 months for which figures are available, with a degree of purity of(a) less than 5 per cent., (b) 5 to 10 per cent., (c) 10 to 20 per cent., (d) 20 to 30 per cent., (e) 30 to 40 per cent., (f) 40 to 50 per cent., (g) 50 to 60 per cent., (h) 60 to 70 per cent. and (i) 70 per cent. and above; and what quantity was seized in each band. [79901]
Purity of amphetamines submitted for analysis to the Forensic Science Service by police and Customs, for specific bands, 1997 Percentage purity Number of seizures Police Percentage of FSS total Quantity seized (grams) Number of seizures Customs Percentage of FSS total Quantity seized (grams) Less than 5 553 36 — 2 10 4.6 5–9 371 24 — 2 10 0.6 10–19 254 17 — 2 10 678 20–29 159 10 — 3 14 20,517 30–39 85 6 — 3 14 52,964 40–49 51 3 — 3 14 165,145 50–59 28 2 — 1 5 95,500 60–69 34 2 — 2 10 19,856 70 and over 4 less than 1 — 3 14 14,708 Total submitted to FSS 1,539 100 — 21 100 369,373 UK total 19,429 — 2,260,600 146 — 935,100 Sources:
Forensic Science Service; and Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate (UK totals)