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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2025. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Friday, 21 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Cocaine: Prison Sentences

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been imprisoned for supplying cocaine in every year since 2010.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.

The offences should be selected by using the HO offence code filter and selecting:

  • 09221 - Production of or being concerned in production of a controlled drug - class B (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives)

  • 09226 - Production or being concerned in production of a controlled drug - class C (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives) (historic)

  • 09241 - Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug - class B (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives)

  • 09246 - Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug - class C (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives) (historic)

  • 09230 - Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug - class A (cocaine)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90668
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Prison sentences Cocaine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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