Written question asked by David Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2006. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Drug Offences

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned and (b) prosecuted by North Wales Police for the offence of possession of cannabis in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answer: The requested information is given in the table. Available data for prosecutions relate to the number of persons dealt with at court. Number of persons in North Wales receiving police cautions and dealt with at court for cannabis possession, 2002 to 2004 Cautioned by police(28) Dealt with at court(29) 2002 700 364 2003 708 453 2004 450 187 (28) Not including police formal warnings for cannabis possession which are not counted as police cautions. (29) Includes those found not guilty.

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