Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2003. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 23 October 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrestees in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside police authority area tested positive for Category A and B drugs in each of the last two quarters for which figures are available. - Includes figures for Humberside police.

Answer: David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrestees in (a) Haltemprice and Howden, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) the Humberside police authority area tested positive for Category A and B drugs in each of the last two quarters for which figures are available. [133219] Caroline Flint: [holding answer 20 October 2003]: Drug testing of persons in police detention (after charge) is not currently available in Haltemprice and Howden or the East Riding of Yorkshire. Within the Humberside Police Authority, the following figures relate to the Kingston-upon-Hull Basic Command Unit (BCU): Out of 121 attempted tests since the drug testing after charge programme began on 8 September 2003, 48 people tested positive for both category A and B drugs. Of those 48 positive results, 52 per cent. tested positive for cocaine, 15 per cent. tested positive for opiates and 33 per cent. tested positive for both opiates and cocaine.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 411 c679-80W;411 c685W; 133219
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Arrests Drugs Police custody Testing Opioids Yorkshire and the Humber Cocaine
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk