Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 April 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 April 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the average potency per unit seized in the last twelve months of (a) LSD and (b) ecstasy. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the average potency per unit seized in the last twelve months of (a) LSD and (b) ecstasy. [36481] Mr. George Howarth: In 1997, the Forensic Science Service was not asked by the police or Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to determine the drug content of any LSD seizures. In 1997, where the Forensic Science Service was asked to test for drug content in police seizures (22 cases), the average content of MDMA tablets was 66 milligrams; the average content for MDEA tablets and tablets containing a mixture of MDMA and MDEA was around 80 milligrams.

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