§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there were in Lancashire in each year since 1995 for(a) offering to supply or supplying and (b) possessing (i) cannabis and (ii) ecstasy. [119848]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested for the period 1995 to 1998, the latest year for which figures are currently available, is given in the table.
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Convictions in Lancashire for supply and possession of cannabis and ecstasy, 1995–98 1995 1996 1997 1998 Supply Cannabis 56 53 49 67 Ecstasy 10 17 15 9 Possession Cannabis 678 720 1,010 1,338 Ecstasy 38 49 38 25 Note:
Offering to supply and supply of drugs are both caught by Section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and are not differentiated for statistical purposes.
Source:
Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate