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Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 January 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 21 February 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drugs: Misuse

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the street price of (a) heroin and (b) cocaine was in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table.

UK Average Drug Prices 1997-2007
£
As at December: Cocaine (per gram) Heroin (per gram)
1997 71 74
1998 77 74
1999 75 65
2000 65 70
2001 60 63
2002 56 61
2003 55 62
2004 51 55
2005 49 54
2006 49 50-55
2007 45 40-50

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
472 c823W; 178111
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Prices Heroin Cocaine
Link
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