asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total numbers of findings of guilt for offences of drunkenness in the years 1970 to 1974, inclusive.

The figures of findings of guilt for offences of drunkenness, excluding motoring offences, in England and Wales for the years 1970–73 are as follows:

1970	82,374
1971	86,735
1972	90,198
1973	99,274

Figures for the year 1974 are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total number of (i) male, (ii) female findings of guilt for drunken offences in (a) the Metropolitan area from 1970 to 1974, inclusive, and (b) the Inner London area from 1970 to 1974, inclusive, respectively.

Figures for the Metropolitan^* area are as follows:

Findings of guilt for offences of drunkenness
	(i) males	(ii) females
1970	32,592	3,170
1971	34,206	3,322
1972	35,846	3,304
1973	36,842	2,983
* This area comprises the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London.

Figures for 1974 are not yet available. These figures do not include motoring offences.I regret that figures for the Inner London area could not be provided without disproportionate cost.