HC Deb 30 March 2004 vol 419 c1345W
John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral answer of 22 March 2004,Official Report, column 551, on amphetamines, what assessment he has made of the conversion of common cold, flu and hayfever tablets into amphetamines; and what discussions he has had on the volume of these over the counter medicines sold to individuals. [164189]

Caroline Flint

[holding answer 29 March 2003]The Forensic Science Service's data on seizures of illicit drugs shows no incidence in the United Kingdom in recent years of these over the counter medicines having been converted into amphetamines for misuse.