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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the measures to curb heroin production in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 29 November 2004, 428 c17WS.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Written questions

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Date

20 December 2004

Reference

200028; 428 c1393W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of how much heroin was produced in Afghanistan in each of the last three years; how much of that was exported to the UK in each year; what estimate he has made of each...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 November 2004

For answer on

13 December 2004

Answered on

13 December 2004

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of how much heroin was produced in Afghanistan in each of the last three years; how much of that was exported to the UK in each year; what estimate he has made of each figure for the current year; and if he will make a statement. [200029] Mr. Rammell: The UK, as lead nation, is committed to supporting the Afghan Government in the implementation of their comprehensive National Drug Control Strategy. I refer my hon. Friend to the written statement I made on Afghanistan: Counter Narcotics on 29 November 2004, Official Report, columns 17-18WS. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducts an annual survey into the level of opium poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan. According to the survey, the potential opium production in each of the last three years was estimated as follows: tonnes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Production 2001 185 2002 3,400 2003 3,600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The low tonnage in 2001 followed the highest ever recorded production figure in 1999 of 4,600 tonnes and 3,300 tonnes in 2000. In 2001, the Taliban banned cultivation. This ban was enforced with a combination of fear and bribery. It drove up the price of opium and the drug trade profited from increased prices for supplies from opium stockpiles. There are no reliable figures as to how much of that opium is processed into heroin within Afghanistan. Results of this year's survey showed that potential opium production was 4,200 tonnes. We estimate that approximately 25 to 30 tonnes a year of heroin is smuggled into the UK, that over 95 per cent. originated from Afghanistan and that it would require some 250 to 300 tonnes of opium to produce this amount of heroin. Working to eliminate opium production is vital for Afghanistan's future. As the UN survey makes clear, the challenge is substantial and complex.

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

200029; 428 c891-2W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) heroin and (b) methamphetamine he predicts will be produced by Burma this year; and how much he estimates will reach the UK. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 December 2003

Reference

140919; 415 c420W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of heroin (a) produced in Afghanistan and (b) exported to the UK from Afghanistan in each year since 2000; what the estimate is for 2003-04; and if he will make a...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 November 2003

For answer on

8 December 2003

Answered on

8 December 2003

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the amount of heroin (a) produced in Afghanistan and (b) exported to the UK from Afghanistan in each year since 2000; what the estimate is for 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. [141351] Mr. Rammell: Afghanistan is the source of 95 per cent. of the heroin exported to the UK. There are no reliable figures for the level of heroin production in Afghanistan. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) does however conduct an annual survey into the level of opium poppy cultivation and production. It has reported levels of cultivation and production since 2000 as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hectares Tonnes 2000 82,000 3,300 2001 8,000 185 2002 74,000 3,400 2003 80,000 3,600 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The low level of cultivation and low production figure in 2001 reflect the Taliban ban on opium cultivation; the ban did not however address the underlying causes of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and was enforced with mix of threat and bribery. In March 2004 the UNODC will publish an Opium Rapid Assessment Survey for Afghanistan. This will give an early insight into the pattern of opium poppy cultivation for the 2003-04 growing season.

Date

8 December 2003

Reference

141351; 415 c241-2W;415 c241W

House

House of Commons

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