§ Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many United States sailors stationed at the Polaris base in the Holy Loch have 226W been sentenced for crimes committed in Scotland; what were the crimes; and what were the sentences.
§ Mr. NobleSince the reply given to the hon. Member on 3rd July last proceedings against 22 United States sailors have resulted in convictions of 20 road traffic offences and six other offences. The offences, which are shown below, were dealt with as follows:
Offence Number of cases Disposal Road traffic offences 20 Fines ranging from £1-£20; with, in some cases, endorsement of licence and disqualification (for periods of 6 months to 1 year) Breach of the peace 4 £5 fine Trespass (Scotland) Act, 1865 1 £1 fine Theft by housebreaking 1 £5 fine 26