§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of prosecutions instigated against private landlords(a) by category of offence and (b) for each sheriffdom for contravening (i) Housing Acts and regulations made under them, (ii) environmental health Acts and regulations made under
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Persons and companies proceeded against Scotland Year Housing (Scotland) Acts Public Health (Scotland) Acts Building (Scotland) Acts 1980 Sheiffdom Dumbarton — 1 — Dumfries 1 — — Edinburgh — — 1 Falkirk — 1 1 Glasgow — — 1 Hamilton — 1 1 Jedburgh — — 2 Kirkcaldy — — 5 Lanark — — 2 Linlithgow — — 1 Lochmaddy 1 — — Perth 3 — — Stirling — 1 — District Aberdeen — — 4 Dumbarton — 1 — Falkirk — 1 — Glasgow — 4 — 1981 Sheriffdom Dumbarton — 6 — Dundee — — 1 Edinburgh — — 1 Falkirk — — 3 Inverness — 1 — Perth — — 2 Peterhead — — 1 Selkirk — — 1 Stirling — 1 — District Aberdeen — — 2 Edinburgh — — 2 Glasgow — 1 1 1980 Sheriffdom Dumbarton — 2 — Elgin 1 — — Falkirk — 1 2 Kirkcaldy — — 3 Linlithgow — — 1 Perth 1 — — Selkirk — — 1 District Aberdeen — — 1 Glasgow — 1 1 Falkirk — 2 — 1983 Sheriffdom Arbroath — 1 — Dumbarton 1 1 — Duns — — 1 Hamilton — — 1 Kilmarnock — 1 — Kirkcaldy — — 2 Paisley — 3 — them, (iii) building Acts and regulations made under them, and (iv) any other legislation relating to their landlord activities, for each year since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information which is available on the number of prosecutions in Scotland under housing, public health and building legislation is given in the table.
Private landlords cannot be distinguished from other offenders in the statistics collected by the Scottish Home and Health Department.
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Year Housing (Scotland) Acts Public Health (Scotland) Acts Building (Scotland) Acts Perth 2 — 1 Selkirk — — 1 Wick — — 1 District Falkirk — 8 — Roxburgh — — 1 1984 Sheriffdom Dingwall — 1 — Edinburgh — — 1 Falkirk — 1 — Glasgow — 2 — Hamilton — — 3 Inverness — — 1 Jedburgh — — 1 Kirkcaldy — — 2 Paisley — 1 — District Falkirk — 8 — Glasgow — 1 — Kirkcaldy — — 1 1985 Sheriffdom Dunfermline — — 1 Edinburgh — — 2 Glasgow 1 1 — Hamilton — — 4 Inverness — — 1 Paisley — 1 — District Cunninghame — 1 — Strathkelvin — 1 — 1986 Sheriffdom Banff — — 1 Dumbarton — — 2 Edinburgh — — 3 Falkirk — 1 2 Glasgow — 1 — Hamilton — — 1 1987 Sheriffdom Dumbarton — 2 1 Dunoon — — 2 Edinburgh — — 1 Haddington — — 1 District Glasgow — 1 — Note: Prosecutions which were taken in the sheriff court are shown against the sheriffdom in which the offence occurred. Other prosecutions are shown against the district in which the offence took place.