§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people arrested in(a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside Police Authority area tested positive for category A or B drugs in each quarter since 1997. [97723]
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§ Mr. Bob AinsworthAt present arrestees throughout England and Wales are not routinely tested for drugs, so it is not possible to provide the level of detail requested.
However, the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) research programme, which involves interviewing and drug testing those arrested by the police at 16 sites throughout England and Wales, does provide some information. Analysis of the data from the first eight sites in the survey, collected during 1999–2000, shows that of those arrestees that provided a urine sample, 65 per cent. tested positive for one or more illegal drugs, while 30 per cent. tested positive for two or more such substance. Indeed, 29 per cent. tested positive for opiates (including heroin) and/or cocaine (including crack).
Drug test results are also available from three drug-testing pilot sites. The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 gave the police power to drug test arrestees once they are charged with a "trigger offence" (these include property crime, robbery and specified
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Number of defendants1 against at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts2 for certain firearms offences, Humberside, 1997 to 2001 1997 1998 1999 Offence description Statute Proceeded against Convicted Proceeded against Convicted Proceeded against Convicted (See footnote3 for definition of Firearm Groups) (i) Carrying a loaded firearm in an public place Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (Group 1) Firearms Act 1968 sec. 19 amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 section 157 sch. 8 Part III 1 1 2 1 — — Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (Group 1) Ibid. 1 1 1 — — — Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (Group III) Ibid. 5 6 9 9 3 2 Total 7 8 12 10 3 3 (ii) Acquiring a firearm under the age of 17 Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group 1) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(1) — — — — — — Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group II) Ibid — — — — — — Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group III) Ibid. Total — — — — — — (iii) Person under 14 having with him an air weapon or ammunition therefore, (Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(4) — — — — — — Class A drug offences). The proportion of police tests, collected during July 2001 to February 2002, where results were positive for cocaine and/or heroin were: Hackney, 63 per cent.; Nottingham, 58 per cent.; Stafford and Cannock, 47 per cent.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) prosecutions and (b) convictions were recorded in each year since 1997 in the Humberside police authority areas for (i) carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, (ii) acquiring a firearm under the age of 17. (iii) being a person under 14 possessing an air weapon or ammunition, (iv) being a person under 14 possessing an air weapon in a public place, (v) supplying an air weapon to a person under 14 and (vi) making improper use of an air weapon. [97722]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe information contained in the table gives the number of defendants proceeded against and convicted of the various firearms offences requested, in the Humberside police force area, 1997 to 2001.
Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn.
Number of defendants1 proceeded against at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts2 for certain firearms offences, Humberside, 1997 to 2001
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Number of defendants1 against at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts2 for certain firearms offences, Humberside, 1997 to 2001 1997 1998 1999 Offence description Statute Proceeded against Convicted Proceeded against Convicted Proceeded against Convicted (iv) Person under 17 having with him an air weapon in a public place, (Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(5) — — 1 1 1 1 (v) Supplying air weapon to person under 14,(Group III) Firearms Act 1968, section 24(4) — — — — 1 1 (vi) Person under 14 making improper use of air weapon when under supervision,(Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 23(1)(a) — — — — — —
2000 2001 Offence description Statute Proceeded against Convicted Proceeded against Convicted (See footnote3 for definition of Firearm Groups)(i)Carrying a loaded firearm in a public place Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (Group 1) Firearms Act 1968 sec. 19 amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 section 157 sch. 8 part III 1 1 — — Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (group II) Ibid. — — — — Carrying loaded firearm in public place etc. (Group III) Ibid 9 7 4 3 Total 10 8 4 3 (ii) Acquiring a firearm under the age of 17 Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group 1) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(1) — — — — Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group II) Ibid. — — — — Person under 17 acquiring firearm (Group III) Ibid. 2 2 — — Total — — — — (iii) Person under 14 having with him an air weapon or a ammunition therefore,(Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(4) — — — — (iv) Person under 17 having with him an air weapon in a public place,(Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 22(5) — — 1 1 (v) Supplying air weapon to person under 14, (Group III) Firearms Act 1968, section 24(4) 1 1 — — (vi)Person under 14 making improper use of air weapon when under supervision,(Group III) Firearms Act 1968 section 23(1)(a) — — — — 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Due to the time lag between committal for trial and appearance at the Crown Court, it is possible for number convicted to exceed those proceeded against in a given year. 3 For the purposes of recording offences. Firearms are divided into three groups as follows: Group 1—All firearms etc. other than those described in Group II and III. Group II—Shot guns as defined in section 1(3)(a) of the Act. Group III—Air weapons as defined in section 1(3)(b) of the Act.