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Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the date of appointment was of each member of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs. [4042]

Paul Goggins: Members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs are appointed by the Secretary of State as required by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and in accordance with the Code of Practice for the public appointments process issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments.

Members are ordinarily appointed for terms of three years each, subject to a maximum of 10 years. Details of the date of first appointment, number of terms served and date of last appointment of each current member is given in the table.
 
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Annex AAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

MemberNo. of termsFirst
appointed		 Reappointed
Professor Sir Michael Rawlins (Chair)21 November 19981 November 2002
Dr. Dima Abdulrahim11 January 20021 January 2005
Lord Victor Adebowale11 January 20021 January 2005
Mr. Martin Barnes(125)—1 January 2005—
Dr. Margaret Birtwistle11 January 20021 January 2005
Reverend Martin Blakebrough21 January 19991 January 2005
Dr. Cecilia Bottomley11 January 20021 January 2005
Ms Carmel Clancy11 January 20021 January 2005
Professor Ilana Crome11 January 20021 January 2005
Ms Robyn Doran11 January 20021 January 2005
Ms Dianne Draper(125)—1 January 2005—
Mr. Robert Eschle11 January 20021 January 2005
Professor Hugh Edmondson11 January 20021 January 2005
Ms Vivienne Evans21 January 19991 January 2005
Professor C. Robin Ganellin FRS11 January 20021 January 2005
Dr. Clare Gerada(125)—1 January 2005—
Dr. Laurence Gruer31 January 19961 January 2005
Mr. Paul Hayes21 January 19991 January 2005
Mr. Andrew Hayman11 January 20021 January 2005
Mr. Russell Hayton21 January 19991 January 2005
Ms Caroline Healy(125)—1 January 2005—
Dr. Matthew Hickman(125)—1 January 2005—
Mr. Alan Hunter21 January 19991 January 2005
Professor Leslie Iversen(125)—1 January 2005—
His Honour Judge Thomas Joseph11 January 20021 January 2005
Dr. John Marsden11 January 20021 January 2005
Mr. Peter Martin11 January 20021 January 2005
Professor David Nutt21 March 20001 January 2005
Dr. Richard Pates11 January 20021 January 2005
Mr. Trevor Pearce11 January 20021 January 2005
Mrs Kay Roberts21 January 19991 January 2005
Dr. Roy Robertson31 January 19961 January 2005
Dr. Mary Rowlands11 January 20021 January 2005
Dr. Polly Taylor11 January 20021 January 2005
Ms Monique Tomlinson11 January 20021 January 2005
Mr. Arthur Wing(125)—1 January 2005—


(125)Indicates new member



 
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has asked members of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs whether they have (a) previously used cannabis and (b) advocated liberalisation of the laws governing the use of cannabis. [4862]

Paul Goggins: The members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs have not been asked either of these questions.

Air Weapons

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has received from the Scottish Executive on possible amendments to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill in relation to licensing or control of air weapons in Scotland. [14940]


 
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Hazel Blears: We are considering what further measures might be taken to tighten up controls on air weapons across Great Britain as a whole and in doing so we have been discussing a range of options with the Scottish Executive.

Airgun Clubs

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many airgun clubs there are which have been approved by his Department. [14838]

Hazel Blears: There are currently 1,252 rifle clubs approved by the Home Office. It is not possible to say how many of these use air weapons.

Alcohol Abuse

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial assistance was provided by his Department to support the work of organisations dealing with alcohol abuse in (a) 1997 and (b) 2004, broken down by organisation. [7544]

Hazel Blears: The Home Office does not provide any direct funding to organisations dealing with alcohol abuse. Money provided for probation services may be used on alcohol treatment, though it is up to individual probation areas to decide whether to do so.

Alcohol-related Crime

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in Milton Keynes have been convicted of crimes in which alcohol has been a contributory factor in each of the last five years. [14244]

Paul Goggins: It is not possible from the data held on the Home Office court proceedings database to identify all offences in which alcohol has been a contributory factor as information on the background of the offences is not collected.

The following table gives figures for offenders convicted in Milton Keynes between 1999 and 2003 of offences relating to drunkenness and drink driving.

Figures for 2004 will be available in the autumn.
Numbers of offenders in Milton Keynes convicted at all courts of crimes relating to alcohol, 1999 to 2003
Offenders convicted

Offence19992000200120022003
Drunkenness161148170131157
Driving etc, after consuming alcohol or taking drug540438500544564
Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs10100




Note:
Figures are on a principal offence basis




Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of alcohol-related violence there were in Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997; and what percentage of the total number of violent crimes this represented in each case. [14552]

Paul Goggins: The information requested is not collected centrally. It is not possible from the recorded crime statistics to identify those offences which are alcohol related.

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been in Cambridgeshire for (a) permitting drunkenness or riotous conduct on the premises or selling liquor to a drunken person, (b) selling intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 years for consumption on the premises, (c) wholesalers selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18 years and (d) delivery of alcohol to a person under 18 years or allowing such delivery in each year since 1997. [14553]


 
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Andy Burnham: Information on number of defendants proceeded against at Cambridgeshire magistrates courts, between 1997 and 2003, for selling intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 years for consumption on the premises, is provided in the table. There were no prosecutions in Cambridgeshire for the other offences during this period.
Number of defendants proceeded against at Cambridgeshire magistrates courts for selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises' under the Licensing Act 1964 S.169 A and B as added by Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 S.11997–2003(126)

Proceeded against
19972
19987
1999—
20004
20012
2002—
2003—


(126)These data are on a principal offence basis.


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