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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug-related offences were recorded in Greater London in each of the last 10 years; and how many successful prosecutions were brought in each year, broken down by type of drug involved. - Inc tables and fact that info...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug-related offences were recorded in Greater London in each of the last 10 years; and how many successful prosecutions were brought in each year, broken down by type of drug involved. - Inc tables and fact that info...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 May 2004
For answer on
17 June 2004
Answered on
17 June 2004
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug-related offences were recorded in Greater London
in each of the last 10 years; and how many successful prosecutions were brought in each year, broken down by type of drug involved.
[177074]
Ms Blears: Information on drug related offences is not collected centrally for recorded crime. The available information relates to
recorded drug offences. Information for the Metropolitan Police District is given in the following table.
Table 1: Recorded drug offences in the Metropolitan Police District
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Number of offences
19941 2,574
19951 3,243
19961 3,704
19971 4,695
1997-981,2 4,849
1998-993 32,152
1999-2000 26,233
2000-01 23,626
2001-02 26,204
2002-034 33,311
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1 Relates only to trafficking in controlled drugs. 2 Financial year data from 1997-98 onwards. 3 Coverage was expanded to include
offences of drug possession and other drug offences. 4 The number of offences recorded will be influenced by the introduction of the
National Crime Recording Standard on 1 April 2002.
The number of offenders found guilty of certain drug offences is given in Table 2. These figures are not directly comparable with
those for recorded crime.
Table 2: Offenders found guilty of certain drug offences Number of offenders found guilty1 of certain drug offences at magistrates
courts in Greater London2 including those found guilty at the Crown court where the committing court was based in Greater London,
1993 to 2002
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Possession of:
Class A drug 1,111 1,406 1,352 1,413 1,503 2,046 2,505 2,355 2,425 2,367
Class B drug 2,680 4,122 3,428 3,391 4,184 5,499 5,218 4,758 4,283 5,844
Class C drug 1 4 1 4 13 11 11 8 5 9
Dealing3:
Class A drug 484 556 718 705 676 924 984 1,021 1,446 1,364
Class B drug 577 786 900 860 923 946 798 530 585 693
Class C drug 6 7 6 11 10 11 4 4 4 6
Other drug offences4:
Class A drug 3 1 6 7 5 8 8 3 4 5
Class B drug 10 14 17 16 30 17 14 6 8 14
Class C drug 2 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1
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1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Covers Metropolitan Police and City of London Police Force Area. 3 Includes
offences of: Unlawful importation and exportation, production of or being concerned in the production of a controlled drug,
supplying or offering to supply (or being concerned in supplying or offering to supply) a controlled drug, having possession of a
controlled drug with intent to supply. 4 Includes offences: Permitting premises to be used for unlawful purposes, person has a
controlled drug in his possession on a ship, person is knowingly concerned in the carrying or concealing of a controlled drug on a
ship.
Subjects
Crime; Greater London; Drugs; Misuse
Date
17 June 2004
Reference
177074; 422 c1085-6W;422 c1086-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate what proportion of crime in Greater London, was connected to drug addiction in each year since 1997, broken down by borough. - Inc figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate what proportion of crime in Greater London, was connected to drug addiction in each year since 1997, broken down by borough. - Inc figure.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 May 2004
For answer on
19 May 2004
Answered on
19 May 2004
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate what proportion of crime in Greater London
was connected to drug addiction in each year since 1997, broken down by borough. [173253]
Ms Blears: Recorded crime figures, which are used to measure trends in crime, include statistics on drugs offences, such as
possession, and on property crimes, such as burglary, do not record whether the latter are related to an offender's drug habits.
There are therefore no figures currently available for the proportion of crime in Greater London, by borough, which was connected to
drug addiction.
The Home Office sponsored New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) survey, which involves interviewing and
drug testing those arrested by the police, provides an insight into the proportion of crimes that are drug related. However, this
survey does not provide sub-national data and is also not nationally representative.
A comparison of the survey's findings from eight sites across the country (including custody suites in Bethnal Green and
Hammersmith) visited in 1999 and 2002, indicate that there was no change in the proportion of arrestees testing positive for one or
more of six illicit drugs. Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent.) of arrestees in each year tested positive for any drug.
Subjects
Crime; Greater London; Drugs; Offenders; Misuse
Date
19 May 2004
Reference
173253; 421 c1044W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he plans to take to tackle alcohol misuse in Greater London.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he plans to take to tackle alcohol misuse in Greater London.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 March 2004
For answer on
30 March 2004
Answered on
30 March 2004
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he plans to take to tackle alcohol misuse in Greater
London. [163063]
Ms Blears: On 15 March 2004 the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit published a "Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England". The
Strategy sets out the Government plans to combat the range of problems caused by alcohol misuse in England. The majority of London
Drug Action Teams (DATs) have already drawn up local alcohol misuse strategies, as part of their plans to tackle wider substance
misuse. Officials are working with DATs and Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) to ensure that all London boroughs
prioritise alcohol misuse in the next round of crime and drugs strategies.
Subjects
Alcoholism; Greater London; Drunkenness; Misuse
Date
30 March 2004
Reference
419 c1343W;419 c1344-5W; 163063
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many problematic drug users were in treatment in each of the last five years. - Including table and fact that information is not available in the form requested.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many problematic drug users were in treatment in each of the last five years. - Including table and fact that information is not available in the form requested.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 February 2003
For answer on
4 March 2003
Answered on
4 March 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many problematic drug users were in treatment in each of the last five
years. [99535]
Ms Blears: Information is not available in the form requested.
Following the closure of the Home Office Addicts Index in 1997, The regional drug misuse databases (RDMDs) were the main source of
information on people presenting to drug treatment services with a drug problem up to 31 March 2001. Information on the numbers of
users reported as presenting to drug treatment services for treatment in England is shown in the table.
A one-off exercise was carried out to estimate the number of drug users in England in contact with drug treatment agencies in
2000-01. Around 118,500 individuals were reported to be in contact with drug treatment agencies in England in 2000-01.
In April 2001 the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS) was introduced. The figures from the NDTMS are not directly
comparable with information collected previously for the RDMDs. However, provisional estimates are that the number of problem drug
misusers who presented for treatment to drug treatment agencies and general practitioners in England in 2001-02 increased by around
8 per cent., over the previous year.
Number of users reported as presenting for treatment for drug misuse in England during the six months periods ending 30 September
1996 to 31 March 2001
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Six month period ending Number presenting for treatment
September 1996 24,879
March 1997 25,925
September 1997 21,996
March 1998 23,916
September 1998 28,599
March 1999 28,499
September 1999 30,545
March 2000 31,815
September 2000 33,093
March 2001 33,234
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Note:
Reporting to the RDMDs was voluntary; changes in the numbers may, at least in part, be due to changes in reporting practice.Source:
The Department of Health series of Statistical Bulletins "Statistics from the Regional Drug Misuse Databases". Bulletins for the six
months ending March 1998 onwards are available at http:// www.doh.qov.uk/public/work public health.htm The Department of Health
Statistical Press Notice "Provisional Statistics From The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System In England,
2QgVg2//http://www.doh.qov.uk/public/ spndruqsQ212.htm
Subjects
Drugs; Medical treatments; Misuse
Date
4 March 2003
Reference
99535; 400 c992-3W;400 c982-3W
House
House of Commons