§ 2. Mr. GUYasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the average daily number of convicts undergoing sentences of penal servitude in Scotland during the years 1930 to 1933, inclusive?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe average daily number of convicts undergoing sentences of penal servitude in Scotland was 157 in 1930, 153 in 1931, 130 in 1932, and 126 in 1933.
§ Mr. GUYMay I ask whether these figures do not indicate that there has been a steady decline in serious crime in Scotland under the administration of the present Government?
§ Sir G. COLLINSI am sure that we are all glad to notice the decline, but I must leave it to hon. Members to draw what inferences they like.