§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of charges have been found proved in Scottish courts in 1981 in alleged cases of housebreaking, theft, forgery, homicide, drunkenness, reckless driving and careless driving, respectively.
§ Mr. Allan StewartSince, in the case of multiple charges, only the main charge is generally recorded in the official statistics, the information cannot be given in the precise form requested. The percentage of persons proceeded against, against whom charges were proved, is as shown in the following table:
Scotland 1981 Main Charge Percentage of persons proceeded against, against whom charges were proved. Housebreaking 88 Theft 89 Forgery 89 Homicide* 86 Drunkenness 98 Reckless Driving 93 Careless Driving 90 *Excluding statutory offences such as causing death by reckless driving.