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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) longest and (b) shortest jail sentence handed down to a person convicted of growing cannabis other than for his or her own use since 1980. - Inc table.

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Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

12 May 1998

For answer on

18 May 1998

Answered on

18 May 1998

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the (a) longest and (b) shortest jail sentence handed down to a person convicted of growing cannabis other than for his or her own use since 1980. [42138] Mr. George Howarth: Information is not available as to whether people convicted or cautioned for growing cannabis were cultivating it for their own use. Information on the length of jail sentences imposed for offences of the cultivation/production of cannabis is not available before 1986. Information for the period 1986-92 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Available data for 1993-95 are given in the table; similar data for 1996 are not yet available. Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody for production of cannabis England and Wales, 1993-95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Length of sentence 1993 1994 1995 Up to and including 1 month 20 38 40 Over 1 month and up to 3 months 16 28 43 Over 3 months and up to 6 months 8 19 33 Over 6 months and up to 1 year 5 22 32 Over 1 year and up to 2 years 3 11 25 Over 2 years and up to 5 years 1 9 15 Over 5 years and up to 7 years 0 0 3 Over 7 years 1 0 0 Total 54 127 191 Average (months) 6.7 8.1 10.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

18 May 1998

Reference

42138; 312 c244W

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House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the World Health Organisation concerning their research into the effects of the long term use of cannabis. - Inc ref to "Cannabis: a health perspective and research agenda".

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Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

26 February 1998

Reference

31042; 307 c343W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many convictions there were against people for (a) dealing in and (b) possessing controlled drugs in Lancashire for each year since 1992. - Inc table.

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Gordon Prentice (Labour)

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Home Office

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

9 June 1997

Reference

1635; 295 c346W

House

House of Commons

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