Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a (a) custodial sentence, (b) community penalty, (c) financial penalty and (d) other disposal for offences related to class (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) C drugs in the most recent year for which figure are available.

Sentences are getting more severe and crime is falling. Since 2010, offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer.

The number of offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts, with outcomes, and the number of other disposals issued, for possession of class A, class B and class C drugs, in England and Wales for 2013 (the latest data available), can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website at the available link:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311455/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-2009-2013.xls

Under Offence drop down list select:

1) Possession of a controlled drug class A

2) Possession of a controlled drug class B

3) Possession of a controlled drug class C