HC Deb 12 April 1972 vol 834 cc193-4W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses in the public sector were completed in 1971; how many were under construction at the end of that year as compared with the figures for the end of each of the previous five years; and how many were begun in the first quarter of 1972.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The figures asked for in the first two parts of the hon. Member's Question are published in the Housing Return for Scotland, 31st

TABLE A
PROVISIONAL STATISTICS OF CHILDREN REPORTED TO REPORTER, 15TH APRIL, 1971 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1971
Number of Reports to Reporter classified by alleged grounds and action taken after initial investigation
Action taken by the Reporter after the initial investigation Alleged Grounds of Referral* All Grounds All Grounds as percentage of Total
A B C D E F G H
Referred to Hearing 292 115 140 45 2 483 4,859 12 5,948 51.5
Referred to Social Work Department 24 13 35 1 3 35 603 — 714 6.2
Police Warning 1 — — — — — 1,140 1 1,142 9.9
Juvenile Liaison Officer Scheme — — — — — — 111 — 111 1.0
Other Action 8 1 1 — — 6 418 — 434 3.6
No Action:
Current Supervision Requirement† — — — — — 5 293 1 299 2.6
Referral on other Grounds† 1 — — 1 — 5 42 — 49 0.4
Other 29 7 31 3 — 80 2,705 — 2,855 24.7
Total 355 136 207 50 5 614 10,171 14 11,552 100
Boys 188 28 107 19 — 414 9,343 7 10,106 87.5
Girls 167 108 100 31 5 200 828 7 1,446 12.5
* Definitions of Alleged Grounds: A. Beyond control of parent.
B. Exposed to moral danger.
C. Impairment to health.
D. Schedule 1 offences
E. Female in same household as incest.
F. Failure to attend school regularly.
G. Commission of offence.
H. Transferred from England.
† These are cases where no action was taken by the reporter because the child concerned was already under a supervision requirement or had been referred to the reporter for other reasons.

December, 1971. The figure for starts in the first quarter of 1972 is not yet available.