§ 14. Mr. STEPHENasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons who have been convicted of offences in Glasgow Eastern Police Court and the number of those under 21 years of age; and if he can give similar figures for Glasgow Northern and Glasgow Western Police Courts, respectively, for the first three months of this year?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe total numbers of persons convicted in the Glasgow Eastern, Northern and Western Police Courts during the first three months of the year 1929 were 1,109, 636 and 616, respectively. The numbers of persons under 21 years of age included in these totals were 484, 231, and 191, respectively.
§ Mr. STEPHENCan the right hon Gentleman say why the number is so much larger in the Eastern Police Court,
§ Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ I regret that figures on a weekly basis are not available. The following table gives the particulars, taken from the monthly returns furnished by the Inspectors of Poor of Glasgow and Govan, as to the number of men and women and their dependants in receipt of able-bodied relief on the 15th of each of the first four months of 1929:
§ and is he aware that owing to there being no open spaces a lot of young men in that district are harassed by the police in the streets?
§ Sir J. GILMOURNo, Sir, I have no reason to suppose that any one is being unduly or improperly harassed by the police. As regards the area of open space available, as the hon. Member knows, we are all anxious to see it increased.