HC Deb 03 March 1997 vol 291 c523W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of convicted sex offenders in Scotland who would have been registerable if the provisions of the Sex Offenders Bill had been in force at the time of their conviction. [17799]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

No estimate has been made as this is not relevant for the purposes of the Bill.