§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age distribution of individuals who commit drug-related crime on Merseyside. [94517]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThis information is not centrally collated. However, some research bearing on the Merseyside area, is currently being analysed as part of the New England and Wales Arrestee and Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) programme for interviewing and drug testing arrestees. It is hoped to publish the next set of full results, including those for Merseyside, in the first half of next year.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what range of national initiatives Her Majesty's Government have employed to reduce drug-related crime since 1997. [94523]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeOne of the four Key Aims of the Government's drug strategy is to protect communities from drug-related crime. National initiatives introduced since 1997 include the piloting of the new Drug Treatment and Testing Order, for which around £60 million has been earmarked for national roll-out next year, an additional £60 million for the provision of new treatment services in prison and up to £20 million over the next two years to assist in the development of arrest referral schemes to get drug misusing offenders into treatment.
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§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much expenditure has been committed to reducing drug-related crime on Merseyside, for each year since 1995. [94522]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe total expenditure of the relevant agencies involved in tackling drug-related crime on Merseyside is not held centrally.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what range of initiatives have been taken by Her Majesty's Government since 1997 on Merseyside to reduce drug-related crime. [94516]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe responsibility for local delivery on Merseyside of the Government's drugs strategy, including the key aim of protecting communities from drug-related crime, rests with the four Drug Action Teams in Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens and Knowsley and Wirral. In addition, Liverpool is one of the three locations
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Expenditure per head of population—1995–96 to 1999–2000 £ Police forces (England) 1995–961 1996–971 1997–981 1998–992 1999–20002 Shire police authorities Avon & Somerset 98.0 103.7 107.5 111.1 115.5 Bedfordshire 100.4 103.9 106.9 110.9 111.8 Cambridgeshire 87.3 93.3 99.5 102.7 103.7 Cheshire 87.1 94.1 104.2 107.5 112.2 Cleveland 116.8 127.2 132.4 137.5 145.9 Cumbria 109 117.5 125.7 127.4 130.5 Derbyshire 90.0 94.1 98.4 102.7 108.8 Devon & Cornwall 95.1 96.9 100.2 108.5 112.3 Dorset 91.2 100.8 102.7 104.7 110.4 Durham 100.3 111.3 122.4 129.4 135.6 Essex 97.45 100.4 102.1 108.6 111.1 Gloucestershire 98.7 103.5 105.8 113.0 115.9 Hampshire 95.0 98.9 102.4 106.8 109.1 Hertfordshire 94.8 103.2 106.7 111.7 116.4 Humberside 107.0 110.3 119.7 122.9 126.9 Kent 96.1 103.5 111.5 114.0 116.7 Lancashire 107.5 111.5 117.2 119.8 123.3 Leicestershire 93.4 100.9 105.6 107.9 113.2 Lincolnshire 95.9 100.2 104.2 106.5 111.0 Norfolk 89.7 96.6 102.9 103.6 106.4 North Yorkshire 90.9 92.3 98.6 102.9 104.2 Northamptonshire 97.0 98.7 106.6 106.8 111.4 Nottinghamshire 100.9 107.6 114.5 117.4 121.6 Staffordshire 93.4 102.6 104.5 110.1 113.0 Suffolk 85.8 91.1 97.2 101.2 103.2 Surrey 107.7 110.8 116.5 115.8 118.8 Sussex 91.9 99.9 104.3 108.2 109.4 Thames Valley 92.8 97.1 102.8 106.8 109.2 Warwickshire 96.0 95.1 99.9 104.7 108.7 West Mercia 85.5 91.3 95.3 99.7 102.7 Wiltshire 96.9 100.5 104.6 108.3 113.0 Metropolitan police authorities Greater Manchester 125.9 130.2 136.2 140.6 146.9 Merseyside 151.5 153.3 158.2 166.5 172.4 Northumbria 120.6 126.2 131.7 137.5 143.6 South Yorkshire 108.6 114.2 124.9 125.3 129.5 West Midlands 120.4 130.9 132.5 135.9 139.5 West Yorkshire 111.1 123.9 130.7 131.3 135.61 Metropolitan police 214.8 216.1 218.3 234.6 240.5 Average for England 103.7 109.3 114.6 118.7 122.6 1 Figures for 1995–96 to 1997–98 are from Audit Commission 2 Figures for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 are based on police force budgets and police authority population estimates in the country where the new drug treatment and testing order is being piloted under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much expenditure has been committed to reducing drug- related crime within the United Kingdom in each year since 1995. [94521]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIt is not possible to identify separately the national expenditure on reducing drug-related crime. The total annual expenditure on tackling drug misuse has been estimated at £1.4 billion. An additional £217 million over three years was made available in 1998.