§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support he has given to Cambridgeshire constabulary to tackle drug-related crime. [6169]
§ Mr. DenhamThe following allocations have been made by the Home Office to support the Cambridgeshire constabulary in tackling drug related crime:
Arrest Referral Schemes Initiative Communities Against Drugs Initiative 2000–01 106,800 1— 2001–02 216,480 2643,700 1 Initiative commenced 2001–02 2 Although this sum was allocated to the two Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Partnerships (£446,800 and £196,900 to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough respectively), the police are major stakeholders in the initiative, which is aimed at tackling drug related crime within local communities In addition, as members of the local Crime and Disorder Partnerships and Drug Action Teams, the Cambridgeshire constabulary has access to other forms of Home Office funding for projects and initiatives which contribute, either directly or indirectly, to reducing drug-related crime.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of criminal offences were drug-related in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [7294]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthIt is difficult to calculate a single percentage figure reflecting precisely what proportion of all crimes is drug-related since no statistical data are collected on offences that may have been committed due to drug taking. However, information is collected on the number of drug offences. Details of the number of persons convicted of or cautioned for drug offences and as a proportion of persons convicted of or cautioned for all indictable offences in England and Wales during the period 1995–99 are given in the table.
Drug offences All indictable offences Drug offences as a percentage of all indictable offences 1995 88,463 504,800 17.5 1996 88,920 491,400 18.1 1997 105,214 509,400 20.7 1998 120,776 533,500 22.6 1999 111,377 512,600 21.7 Source:
Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate