§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many motorists were charged with drink-driving offences in the latest year for which figures are available; how many of these were convicted; and of those convicted how many had previous convictions for similar offences.
§ Mr. LangIn 1985, 12,514 persons were proceeded against for drunk driving, of whom 12,269 had the charge proved against them. Statistics on previous convictions are not available.