HC Deb 17 March 2003 vol 401 c586W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the level of(a) class A drug and (b) illegal drug use in Wales. [102537]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

The 2001-02 British Crime Survey estimates that two per cent. of adults aged 16 to 59-years-olds in Wales have taken a Class A drug in the last year. The equivalent estimate for England is three per cent. The difference between the two estimates is statistically significant.

The 2001–02 British Crime Survey estimates that eight per cent. of adults aged 16 to 59-years-olds in Wales have taken an illicit drug in the last year. The equivalent estimate for England is 12 per cent. Again, the difference between the two estimates is statistically significant.