§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, in rank order for each police force, the number of females who have reported being raped during the last 12 months.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation is not collected centrally on the number of rapes reported to the police. The available information on the number of rapes recorded by the police is as follows:
214W pensionable age and (e) pensionable age in (i) the Paisley, South parliamentary constituency, (ii) Strathclyde region and (iii) Scotland.
Number of rapes recorded by the police in Scotland in 1991 Number Strathclyde 138 Lothian and Borders 72 Grampian 42 Dumfries and Galloway 18 Tayside 17 Central 14
§ Mr. Allan StewartAnnual population estimates by age are not made for parliamentary constituencies. The most recent figures are from the 1981 census of population and are given in the table.
§ Mr. Allan StewartFigures from the 1991 census of population are not yet available. The most recent figures are from the 1981 census and are given in the table.
Number Fife 11 Northern 8 Scotland 320