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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence he has collated of links between (a) acquisitive and (b) violent crime and the use of (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 July 2002

Reference

389 c667-8W; 66664

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what he estimates to be the value of the (a) domestic and (b) international trade in (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack in the most recent year for which figures are...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 June 2002

For answer on

17 July 2002

Answered on

17 July 2002

Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what he estimates to be the value of the (a) domestic and (b) international trade in (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack in the most recent year for which figures are available. [66663] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: There are no estimates of the value of the United Kingdom (UK) domestic and international trade in the drugs specified in the question. However, a study by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) produced the following estimates of the value of the market in 1998-99 for the following specific drugs: amphetamines £257.7 million; cannabis £1,577.9 million; cocaine £352.8 million; crack £1,817.4 million; ecstasy £294.6 million; and heroin £2,313.0 million. These figures should not be regarded as definitive since the purpose of the study "Sizing the UK market for illicit drugs" was to carry out research into different methodologies for assessing the size of illicit drug market. Her Majesty's Customs believe the cocaine (and probably ecstasy) figure from the NERA study is likely to significantly understate the true position by missing much recreational use. This work was in large part derived from the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) and therefore reflects drug users who have come to the attention of the criminal justice system--which is more likely to be the case with heroin or crack users. A United Nations study published in January 1998 reported that estimates of the turnover of the global illicit drug industry varied considerably from US$100 billion to US$1,000 billion a year, with the most frequently found figures in the literature in the range US$300 billion to US$500 billion a year.

Date

17 July 2002

Reference

66663; 389 c397W;389 c396-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths related to misuse of (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco, (c) cannabis, (d) ecstacy, (e) amphetamines, (f) LSD, (g) heroin, (h) cocaine and (i) crack cocaine in the past 12 months. -...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 July 2002

For answer on

17 July 2002

Answered on

17 July 2002

Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of deaths related to misuse of (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco, (c) cannabis, (d) ecstasy, (e) amphetamines, (f) LSD, (g) heroin, (h) cocaine and (i) crack cocaine in the past 12 months. [67615] Ms Blears: [holding answer 5 July 2002]: I have been asked to reply. The available information estimates that between 5,000 and 40,000 deaths per annum are caused by alcohol in England and Wales, reflecting the wide range of methods of calculation used in many studies. It is estimated that smoking causes 120,000 deaths in the United Kingdom each year. Source: "The UK Smoking Epidemic: Deaths in 1995" Health Education Authority. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics indicate the number of times cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamines, LSD, heroin, and cocaine are mentioned on death certificates. These figures are shown in the table. Separate figures are not available on crack cocaine. Figures for these substances are not on a comparable basis to those given for alcohol and smoking related deaths which are estimates. Number of deaths where selected substances were mentioned on the death certificate--England and Wales 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All deaths with substance mentioned Heroin/morphine{1} 926 Cocaine (including crack cocaine) 80 Amphetamines 59 Ecstasy 36 Cannabis 11 LSD 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As heroin breaks down in the body into morphine, the latter may be detected at post mortem and recorded on the death certificate Source: "Death related to drug poisoning: England and Wales 1993-2000" Health Statistics Quarterly 13, spring 2002, Office for National Statistics; ONS database of drug-related poisonings

Date

17 July 2002

Reference

67615; 389 c404W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) found guilty, (b) cautioned and (c) imprisoned for drugs offences in respect of (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack in each year since 1981; how many...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

389 c87W; 66667;66661;66666

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the United Kingdom aged (a) 34 years and younger and (b) 35 years and older are estimated to have taken (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack. -...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 June 2002

For answer on

15 July 2002

Answered on

15 July 2002

Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the United Kingdom aged (a) 34 years and younger and (b) 35 years and older are estimated to have taken (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack. [66665] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The most up-to-date estimates currently available are from the 2000 British Crime Survey. Data are only available for England and Wales. Table 1: Estimates of the number of 16 to 34-year-olds having ever used various drugs in their lifetime, in England and Wales in 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Best estimate Lower estimate Higher estimate Cannabis 5,526,000 5,305,000 5,746,000 Amphetamines 2,624,000 2,807,000 2,451,000 LSD 1,345,000 1,216,000 1,486,000 Cocaine 1,217,000 1,094,000 1,352,000 Ecstasy 1,427,000 1,294,000 1,571,000 Heroin 206,000 157,000 269,000 Crack 247,000 193,000 315,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Estimates of the number of 35 to 59-year-olds having ever used various drugs in their lifetime, in England and Wales in 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Best estimate Lower estimate Higher estimate Cannabis 3,208,000 3,035,000 3,390,000 Amphetamines 1,047,000 943,000 1,161,000 LSD 489,000 419,000 570,000 Cocaine 385,000 323,000 458,000 Ecstasy 154,000 116,000 203,000 Heroin 93,000 65,000 132,000 Crack 71,000 47,000 107,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

66665; 389 c87-8W

House

House of Commons

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on drugs strategy.(Inc ref to HC 226, the Government response to the Police Federation's independent inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971)

Lead member

Bob Ainsworth

Answering member

Nick Hawkins

Department

Home Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

9 November 2001

Reference

374 c475-543

House

House of Commons

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