§ Mr. SinghTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many operations were carried out by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise concerning heroin imported from Pakistan in controlled deliveries; and how much heroin was imported in respect of each operation, in each year between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 2000; [117321]
497W(2) how many operations involving controlled imports of illegal drugs by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise there were in (a) each year between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 2000 broken down by quantities and types of illegal drugs and (b) between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 1998, involving heroin imported from Pakistan and if he will specify the quantities. [117345]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIt is not Customs policy to release information of this type which could compromise a key operational technique.