To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Vietnamese children have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of offences related to cannabis cultivation in the last three years; and if she will make a statement. (204741)

[holding answer 12 May 2008]: Charging data are not collected centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Court proceedings data held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, which include information on defendants proceeded against and convicted, do not identify the nationality of the defendants.