§ 44. Mr. Dewarasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many criminal prosecutions have been dropped as a result of the recent industrial action in the Scottish sheriff courts.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe industrial action taken by civil servants was confined to Glasgow and88W Edinburgh sheriff courts. As a result of this disruption, it is estimated that some 10,000 summary criminal prosecutions have been dropped.