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date	22/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of possession of an illegal substance, by class of substance, since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	206957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The number of offenders found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody at all courts for offences of possession of a controlled drug, broken down by class of drug, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/09/2014 12:03:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Table-206957.xls title Offenders found guilty
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

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date	12/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that convictions are brought for possession of large quantities of illegal drugs.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	200346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Action to restrict drug supply, including the investigation of drug offences and enabling the prosecution of those responsible, is a priority for law enforcement and other regulatory agencies. It is important that the courts are able to consider all the circumstances of any offence and offender which is why law enforcement agencies work closely with their prosecutors to provide the courts with the best evidence of an offence, presented in the most effective way.<br><br>In addition to prosecution, law enforcement agencies and the Criminal Justice System in the UK have at their discretion a number of disposals available to deal with drug-related offenders, including referral for drug treatment. This ensures that a robust and proportionate enforcement approach can be taken, which gives due regard to the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 16/06/2014 16:28:08 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson