Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105355

Drugs: Misuse

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police time is spent on possession offences compared with tackling organised drug crime.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Police Activity Survey (PAS) provides an estimate of how much police time is spent on various policing activities. The PAS was conducted over a 7-day period in February 2023, with 35 out of the 43 police forces in England and Wales participating.The r...

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