47. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of persons imprisoned in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures on the same date five and 10 years previously.
§ Mr. RossFor comparative purposes it is necessary to include persons under 21 detained in young offenders institutions who before January, 1965, would have been sent to prisons.
On 18th February, 1969, there were 3,820 persons in prisons and young offenders institutions, either serving sentences or on remand. Comparisons with earlier years can be made only as at 31st December; the figures for 1968, 1963 and 1958 were 3,572, 2,668 and 2,247.