§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the growing concern of the courts, police authorities and general public at the number of cases coming to trial in which either the assaulted person or the assailant has had too much to drink; whether the number of such individuals is available to him; and if, in the public interest, he will draw the attention of the Committee of Inquiry reviewing the licensing laws to this matter.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI share in the general concern at the number of crimes of violence in which alcohol is involved and I shall be bringing to the attention of the Clayson Committee the general information available on this matter. Exact information is not available to me on the number of such cases.
§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state for each of the past five years, at any convenient date, the number of young 234W people under age 18 years found guilty of drunkenness.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe table below sets out, for each of the years 1966 to 1970, the number of persons under 18 convicted or found guilty in Scotland of (a) being drunk and incapable (b) being drunk and disorderly and (c) other drunkenness offences.
NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER 18 CONVICTED OR FOUND GUILTY Being drunk and incapable Being drunk and disorderly Other drunkenness offences Total 1966 … 258 13 2 273 1967 … 240 28 1 269 1968 … 284 28 2 314 1969 … 262 12 1 275 1970* … 348 28 1 377 * The figures for 1970 are provisional.