§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of convictions for drug offences in Scotland in each of the last five years; and how many of the convicted persons were between the ages of 18 and 21 years and under the age of 18 years, respectively.
§ Mr. William RossThe numbers of persons found guilty of drug offences in Scotland in each of the last five years for which figures are available were:
1969 … … … … 183 1970 … … … … 316 1971 … … … … 566 1972 … … … … 692 1973 … … … … 672 The exact age groupings sought are not available but during 1973 the number convicted over the age of 17 and under the age of 21 was 301 and the number under the age of 17 was 23. Corresponding figures for earlier years are not available.