§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied with the performance of breath meters in drink/driving cases in Scotland; if he intends to withdraw the device in use for further trials; and if he will introduce legislation to give a statutory right to accused persons in Scotland to require a blood test.
§ Mr. AncramThe performance of the Camic instrument, which is the only evidential breath-testing machine in use by Scottish police forces, has been
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TABLE 1 FTE of teachers qualified to teach modern studies in secondary schools (excluding foreign, occasional and relief teachers) 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Qual* Mts† Qual* Mts† Qual* Mts† Qual* Mts† Qual* Mts† Borders 39 6 34 6 39 7 41 6 37 6 Central 105 25 105 24 100 25 99 23 99 25 Dumfries/Galloway 53 8 55 8 51 9 52 10 55 12 Fife 142 23 143 23 139 27 132 30 135 30 Grampian 205 44 218 51 219 58 214 59 212 60 Highland 75 10 80 10 79 11 81 13 77 12 Lothian 288 61 306 65 297 67 293 70 288 74 Strathclyde 940 262 913 263 885 268 876 279 861 286 Tayside 160 31 165 32 165 32 158 30 160 29 Orkney 6 1 6 1 5 1 3 1 3 1 Shetland 10 3 11 4 11 3 12 3 12 2 Western Isles 11 4 14 4 13 3 15 4 17 4 Scotland 2,034 478 2,047 490 2,001 511 1,975 527 1,955 541 * Teachers who hold a teaching qualification in modern studies. † Teachers whose main teaching subject (Mts) was shown as modern studies. monitored since its introduction and is considered to have been satisfactory. At present, therefore, there are no plans to withdraw the device for further trials or to introduce further legislation in respect of blood or urine tests. We are, however, arranging for the working party, representative of Crown Office, the procurator fiscal service, my Department and the police, which is currently undertaking the monitoring, to consider whether any further assessment is required.