Written question asked by John Cummings (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 July 2002. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 July 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions there were in the Peterlee Sub Division for (i) use of illegal substances, (ii) possession of illegal substances and (iii) the dealing in illegal substances in (A) 1999, (B) 2000 and (C) 2001. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions there were in the Peterlee Sub Division for (i) use of illegal substances, (ii) possession of illegal substances and (iii) the dealing in illegal substances in (A) 1999, (B) 2000 and (C) 2001. [65586] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The available information, relating to illegal drugs, is as follows. Persons{1} proceeded against in the Easington petty sessional area for the possession of and dealing in a controlled drug, 1999 and 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Easington petty sessional area Possession of a controlled drug 1999 21 2000 61 Dealing in a controlled drug{ 2} 1999 21 2000 61 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. {2} Includes offences of importation/exportation, production, supplying, possession with intent to supply etc. The number of arrests within the Peterlee Sub Division of Durham Constabulary are not available centrally. The `use' of illegal drugs is not an offence. Statistics for 2001 will be available in the autumn.

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