Cannabis (Hansard, 10 March 2004)

HC Deb 10 March 2004 vol 418 cc1572-3W 1573W

§ Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in Greater London have been(a)fined and (b)given a prison sentence for

Persons¹fined and sentenced to immediate custody²for cannabis related offences in Greater London³

Greater London, 1998 to 2002 1998 1999 2000

Offence Persons
fined
Persons sentenced
to immediate custody
Persons
fined
Persons sentenced
to immediate custody
Persons
fined

Supplying or offering to supply (or being concerned in
supplying or offering to supply) cannabis
24 66 10 65 6

Possession of cannabis with intent to supply 42 230 31 192 15

Production of or being concerned in the production of
cannabis
75 19 43 23 30

Possession of cannabis 4,044 71 3,804 61 3,487

2001 2002

Offence Persons
fined
Persons
sentenced to
immediate
custody
Persons
fined
Persons
sentenced to
immediate
custody

Supplying or offering to supply (or being concerned in supplying or offering to
supply) cannabis
9 36 9 44

Possession of cannabis with intent to supply 22 106 35 105

Production of or being concerned in the production of cannabis 27 22 34 12

Possession of cannabis 3,238 43 4,120 45

¹These data are on the principal offence basis.

²Includes unsuspended imprisonment, secure training orders, detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders.

³Includes Metropolitan and City of London police forces.

Statistics for 2003 will be published in the autumn.