{"value":{"id":1646751,"askingMemberId":4828,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-06-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-06-26T00:00:00","uin":"190888","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have taken place for the possession of cannabis excluding those with intent to distribute since 1 January 2020.","answeringBodyId":54,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Justice","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4362,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-06-29T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions for possession of cannabis offences, in England and Wales, in the Outcomes by Offence tool, available here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1158218/outcomes-by-offence-2022.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1158218/outcomes-by-offence-2022.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Using the HO offence code filter, select the following offences:</p><ul><li><p>‘09261 - Having possession of a controlled drug - class B (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives)’</p></li><li><p>‘09266 - Having possession of a controlled drug - class C (cannabis, including cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives) - historic’</p></li></ul>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Cannabis","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1646751","method":"GET"}]}