HC Deb 27 March 2003 vol 402 cc344-5W
Mr. Tynan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of(a) heroin, (b) cannabis and (c) other illegal drugs used within the United Kingdom which come from Afghanistan. [104685]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise estimates that up to 95 per cent. of the heroin consumed in the United Kingdom each year originates from opium produced in Afghanistan. There are no indications that cannabis or any other illegal drugs originating from Afghanistan are being smuggled into the UK.