§ 59 and 60. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) the number of boys and girls between the age of 14 and 16 who during the past year have been found guilty of any form of crime in Scotland; and the number in 1925, 1924, 1923 and 1922, respectively;
(2) the total number of persons between the ages of 16 and 21 who have been found guilty of any form of crime in the city of Glasgow during the past year; and the number in 1925, 1924, 1923 and 1922, respectively?
§ Major ELLIOTAs the answers to these questions contain a number of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The numbers of boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 16 convicted in Scotland during the years 1922 to 1925 were as follows:
| — | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
| 1925 | … | … | 4,029 | 237 | 4,266 |
| 1924 | … | … | 4,103 | 227 | 4,330 |
| 1923 | … | … | 3,849 | 224 | 4,073 |
| 1922 | … | … | 4,180 | 238 | 4,418 |
§ The figures for the year 1926 are not yet available.
§ The numbers of persons between the ages of 16 and 21 convicted in Glasgow during the years 1922 to 1926 were as follows:
| — | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1926 | … | … | 7,016 | 315 | 7,331 |
| 1925 | … | … | 6,778 | 279 | 7,057 |
| 1924 | … | … | 5,427 | 291 | 5,718 |
| 1923 | … | … | 5,099 | 304 | 5,403 |
| 1922 | … | … | 5,520 | 397 | 5,917 |