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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he has had with Army officials about the implications for the armed forces of cannabis being reclassified as a class C drug.

Asked by

Stephen Hepburn (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

8 January 2002

Reference

377 c562W;377 c564W; 24412

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action he has taken on trends in the percentage of service personnel testing positive for controlled substances.

Asked by

Andrew Murrison (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2001

Reference

377 c335-6W; 23693

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the armed forces compulsory drug testing programme; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Murrison (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2001

Reference

375 c1054W; 18412

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of each of the armed forces tested positive for the use of controlled substances in each of the years since testing began, expressed as (a) a proportion of those tested and (b) by substance. - Includes table. (Letter in...

Asked by

Andrew Murrison (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 November 2001

For answer on

28 November 2001

Answered on

28 November 2001

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of each of the armed forces tested positive for the use of controlled substances in each of the years since testing began, expressed as (a) a proportion of those tested and (b) by substance. [18411] Mr. Ingram: The percentage of armed forces personnel testing positive for the use of controlled substances in each year since testing began, and the types of substances detected is given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Personnel tested Personnel testing Percentage of Confirmed Number of confirmed positive personnel testing substances substances positive Royal Navy 1997{1} 13,000 14 0.11 Cannabis 13 Amphetamine 1 1998 12,218 14 0.11 Cocaine 2 Ecstasy 1 Cannabis 10 Amphetamine 1 1999 13,039 33 0.24 Cocaine 3 Ecstasy 2 Cannabis 26 Amphetamine 2 2000 13,951 57 0.36 Cocaine 9 Ecstasy 17 Cannabis 27 Amphetamine 2 Benzodiazepine 2 2001{2} 10,814 51 0.47 Cocaine 7 Ecstasy 13 Cannabis 29 Benzodiazepine 2 Army 1995 18,311 178 0.97 Cannabis 126 Ecstasy 10 Cocaine 1 Amphetamine 6 Other 2 1996 53,287 315 0.59 Cannabis 253 Ecstasy 10 Cocaine 5 Amphetamine 25 Other 0 1997 78,865 485 0.61 Cannabis 422 Ecstasy 16 Cocaine 12 Amphetamine 61 Other 3 1998 84,474 428 0.52 Cannabis 339 Ecstasy 9 Cocaine 26 Amphetamine 50 Other 2 1999 85,566 437 0.51 Cannabis 301 Ecstasy 47 Cocaine 51 Amphetamine 30 Other 6 2000 117,659 702 0.60 Cannabis 461 Ecstasy 155 Cocaine 65 Amphetamine 27 Other 13 2001{3} 75,152 527 0.70 Cannabis 299 Ecstasy 183 Cocaine 82 Amphetamine 19 Other 26 RAF 1998{4} 2,712 1 0.04 Cannabis 1 1999 13,211 10 0.08 Cocaine 2 Cannabis 8 2000 10.451 14 0.13 Cocaine 3 Ecstasy 2 Cannabis 8 Benzodiazepine 1 2001{3} 8,768 14 0.16 Cocaine 2 Ecstasy 1 Cannabis 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Testing introduced 1 April 1997 {2} To 30 October 2001 {3} To 30 September 2001 {4} Testing introduced 1 November 1998 It should be noted that individuals may test positive for more than one substance. Individual statistics may not therefore equate directly to total positive test results (i.e. one person may be recorded as a positive in two or three of the individual drug statistics).

Date

28 November 2001

Reference

18411; 375 c906-8W;375 c906-7W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter regulations and penalties for possession of cannabis among servicemen and women, following the changes proposed in civilian life by the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2001

Reference

11090; 373 c663W;373 c664W

House

House of Commons

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