Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 68249, on drugs: sentencing, how many people serving a custodial sentence for drug offences are serving that sentence for personal possession.

The number of people serving a custodial sentence for drug offences can be found in Table A1.5i at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563256/Population_2016.xlsx

Possession of a controlled drug as listed in this table is an offence under section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, other offences such as possession with intent to supply are recorded under trafficking offences.