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Drugs: Crime

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police cautions were issued for (a) possession and (b) possession with intent for (i) class A, (ii) class B and (c) class C drug offences in each year since 1997. [308964]

Mr. Alan Campbell: Information provided by the Ministry of Justice showing the number of cautions given for possession of a controlled drug, by class, in England and Wales, 1997 to 2007 (latest available), can be viewed in table 1. The number given for possession with intent to supply can be viewed in table 2.

Cautions and court proceedings data for 2008 are planned for publication on 28 January 2010.

Table 1: Number of offenders cautioned for possession of a controlled drug, by class, England and Wales, 1997 to 2007( 1, 2, 3, 4)
	Year	Class A	Class B	Class C
Class A	1997	3,918	48,728	249
92/50-92/59 93/67	1998	4,130	51,515	242
Class B	1999	4,266	42,560	164
92/60-92/65	2000	4,479	34,595	147
Class C	2001	4,583	33,182	108
92/66-92/68 93/71-93/72	2002	4,563	38,482	149
	2003	4,764	38,845	149
	2004	5,576	10,114	14,605
	2005	7,431	3,621	20,805
	2006	10,139	2,746	21,367
	2007	13,536	3,262	22,643

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Table 2: Number of offenders cautioned for possession with intent to supply a controlled drug, by class, England and Wales, 1997 to 2007( 1, 2, 3, 4)
	Year	Class A	Class B	Class C
Class A	1997	79	401	19
92/70-92/79 93/77	1998	88	470	10
Class B	1999	91	413	8
92/80-92/85	2000	139	305	7
Class C	2001	136	310	5
92/86-92/88 93/77-93/78	2002	132	336	5
	2003	129	371	6
	2004	137	207	280
	2005	189	83	477
	2006	247	53	519
	2007	234	44	457
(1) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Cannabis was reclassified in January 2004 to a class C drug. From 1997 to 2003 the class B category includes cannabis; from 2004-07 cannabis is included in class C. (4) Since April 2004 the police may issue an adult offender with a cannabis warning for simple possession of cannabis. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services: Ministry of Justice.

Work Permits

Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many companies in each industry sector have obtained approval for an intra-company transfer in each month since 31 December 2008. [303047]

Mr. Woolas: The following table provides details of the number of organisations that have registered under the Points Based System for a Tier 2 sponsor licence in the Intra-Company Transfer category. The information provided is grouped under the appropriate Standard Industrial Classification.

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Industry sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Accommodation	5	5	5	5	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	20
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities	5	*	-	-	-	5	-	-	5	*	5	-	15
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	-	-	5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	5	5	10	*	5	5	5	*	*	5	5	*	45
Activities of membership organisations	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	5
Administrative and Support Activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Advertising and market research	5	5	10	5	*	5	*	5	5	5	*	*	45
Air transport	5	5	5	*	*	5	5	5	*	5	*	*	40
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	5	5	5	*	-	*	*	5	*	*	5	-	30
Civil engineering	*	-	-	*	5	-	5	-	*	-	*	-	10
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	25	20	20	25	15	10	15	20	15	25	15	5	205
Construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Construction of buildings	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	-	10
Creative, arts and entertainment activities	5	*	5	5	5	-	5	*	5	*	5	-	30
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	5
Education	5	5	10	5	-	5	*	5	-	*	5	-	30
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5	*	*	5	-	-	-	*	-	5	-	-	10
Employment activities	*	5	*	*	5	-	-	*	-	-	*	-	10
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	5	5	10	5	5	5	*	*	5	5	5	-	45
Financial and Insurance Activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	35	30	30	15	20	20	15	15	25	20	15	5	240
Fishing and aquaculture	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Food and beverage service activities	5	5	5	5	5	*	*	5	*	5	*	-	30
Gambling and betting activities	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Human health activities	5	*	5	*	5	5	5	*	*	5	*	*	30
Human Health and Social Work Activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Information and Communication	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Information service activities	15	5	10	*	10	5	5	5	10	10	5	*	90
Insurance, reinsurance, pension funding exc compulsory social security	10	10	*	5	5	-	5	*	*	5	5	-	40
Land transport and transport via pipelines	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	10
Legal and accounting activities	5	*	10	5	5	5	*	5	*	*	5	-	40
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
Manufacture of basic metals	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations	5	*	5	*	5	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	25
Manufacture of beverages	*	-	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	5	5	5	*	*	-	*	*	*	-	*	-	20
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	5	*	*	5	*	5	*	*	5	5	*	-	30
Manufacture of electrical equipment	10	5	5	*	5	*	*	5	5	*	*	-	35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery	5	*	*	-	5	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	15
Manufacture of food products	5	*	5	*	*	5	*	*	-	-	5	-	20
Manufacture of furniture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*
Manufacture of leather and related products	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.	10	5	5	*	5	5	*	*	*	5	-	-	40
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	5
Manufacture of other transport equipment	5	*	*	-	-	5	-	-	-	*	-	-	10
Manufacture of paper and paper products	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	-	5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	*	5	*	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	-	-	10
Manufacture of textiles	-	*	*	-	-	*	5	-	*	-	-	-	10
Manufacture of tobacco products	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Manufacture of wearing apparel	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	*
Manufacturing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mining and Quarrying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mining of metal ores	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	5
Mining support service activities	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	5
Movies, video. & TV prog, sound recording & music publishing activities	5	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	5	-	10	*	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-	45
Other manufacturing	10	10	5	10	*	*	5	5	5	*	5	*	50
Other mining and quarrying	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	5
Other personal service activities	*	*	*	-	5	*	*	*	5	*	-	-	15
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	15	10	20	10	15	5	5	10	10	10	*	-	110
Other Service Activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Postal and courier activities	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	†
Printing and reproduction of recorded media	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Programming and broadcasting activities	*	*	*	5	*	*	*	-	*	-	-	-	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*
Publishing activities	*	5	5	5	5	-	-	*	*	5	-	-	25
Real estate activities	*	*	5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	20
Remediation activities and other waste management services	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Rental and leasing activities	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	*	5	*	-	*	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	15
Residential care activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	10	10	5	5	5	5	*	5	10	*	5	-	60
Scientific research and development	5	*	5	*	*	*	5	5	5	*	-	-	30
Security and investigation activities	-	*	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	*	-	10
Services to buildings and landscape activities	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	5
Social work activities without accommodation	*	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	*	-	5
Specialised construction activities	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*	*	-	-	10
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	*	-	*	-	*	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	5
Telecommunications	10	5	5	5	5	5	5	10	5	5	-	*	50
Transportation and Storage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service & related activities	5	*	5	*	*	-	-	*	*	*	-	-	20
Veterinary activities	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*
Warehousing and support activities for transportation	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	5	*	*	*	-	15
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	-	*	5
Water collection, treatment and supply	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Water transport	5	*	-	*	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	15
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	*	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	*	-	*	-	10
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Vehicle Repairs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	10	5	5	-	5	5	*	10	5	5	5	*	50
Total	305	200	250	145	160	140	125	165	155	160	110	20	1,935
* = 1 or 2 - = Nil Notes: These data are not provided under National Statistics protocols. They have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. The figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and, as a result, may not sum due to rounding.

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