HC Deb 04 February 1994 vol 236 cc965-6W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the educational qualifications of prisoners convicted for(a) theft, (b) burglary and (c) violent crimes against the person in each of the past four years.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

I have asked Mr. E. W. Frizzell, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 4 February 1994: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the educational qualifications of prisoners convicted for theft, burglary and violent crimes against the person in each of the past four years. Information on the educational qualifications of persons received into Scottish penal establishments is not collected by the Scottish Prison Service.

Persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 1983–1992
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
(1) Housebreaking
Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 175 104 117 129 133 92 126 102 82 100
Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Strathclyde who were sentenced in Greenock sherrif court 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4
Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Scotland who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
(2) Theft
Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 239 265 280 274 229 238 225 238 214 198
Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Strathclyde who were sentenced in Greenock sherrif court 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4
Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Scotland who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(3) Robbery
Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 12 4 10 13 9 12 9 7 7 5