§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons appeared from custody in Glasgow sheriff court and in all sheriff courts in Scotland on Saturdays, Mondays and weekly in any convenient month for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is not held centrally but the 10 largest sheriff courts have provided the following details:
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NUMBER OF PERSONS FIRST APPEARING FROM CUSTODY ON SATURDAYS, MONDAYS AND WEEKLY IN JUNE 1979 Weekly Saturday Monday (Monday to Saturday inclusive) Week Week Week Week ending ending ending ending Sheriff Court 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 June 4 June 11 June 18 June 25 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 June Glasgow … … … 9 2 16 32 54 53 62 56 190 163 190 232 Edinburgh … … … 16 23 30 11 26 13 23 23 99 96 98 86 Hamilton … … … 11 13 6 8 2 7 21 11 41 42 56 57 Aberdeen … … … 4 10 12 13 12 14 13 17 42 38 45 68 Paisley … … … 10 14 6 7 — 28 18 11 42 85 54 48 Kilmarnock … … … 2 — 1 — 14 17 19 23 48 60 52 69 Dundee … … … 8 6 7 8 7 9 17 14 30 23 40 46 Airdrie … … … 5 2 1 5 9 9 9 12 37 27 29 50 Dumbarton … … … — 3 5 8 7 9 — 13 22 23 19 24 Ayr … … … 9 — 9 — 4 5 8 8 29 14 34 23