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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 September 2023. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Cocaine

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Sheet 3 of the UK Border Force’s quarterly transparency data, updated on 24 August, how many of the cocaine seizures in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022 were consignments intercepted while attempting to enter the UK via the Channel ports.

Answer

Border Force does not hold the data in an easily accessible format on how many of the cocaine seizures in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022 were consignments intercepted while attempting to enter the UK via the Channel ports.

The links for the main seizures publication can be found at Gov.UK: Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199051
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Cocaine Drug seizures
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk