§ 54. Mr. Doigasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an assurance that he will refrain from introducing legislation in this parliamentary session to put unpaid fines on the same basis as unpaid debts.
§ Mr. BuchanFines may already be recovered as civil debts. My right hon. Friend is not contemplating any legislation on this subject during the present Session.
§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total of all fines due to be paid in Scotland at the most recent convenient date; and how much of this sum is reckoned to be overdue.
§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a list of the different offences for which fines were imposed over six months ago and which remain unpaid by more than 50 per cent., and the total amount involved in each category.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases there are in Scotland in which fines were imposed more than a year ago, and in which not more than half of the sum involved has been paid.
§ Mr. BuchanI do not have this information.
§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the fines which have not yet been fully paid in Glasgow were imposed because of the carrying of offensive weapons.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total, at the 300W most recent date available, of all fines due in Scotland which were imposed for the carrying of offensive weapons; and what percentage this represents of all fines which have not been fully paid.
§ Mr. BuchanI do not have this information.