§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state to the last convenient date the capital expenditure on law and order including separately police and prisons in Scotland during each of the last five years and indicate how much of this related to law and order in the city of Aberdeen.
§ Mr. Ross:I have been asked to reply. The intimated capital expenditure was as follows:
Scotland Prisons Police Authorities Fire Authorities £m. £m. £m. 1968–69 … 1.085 1.438 1.017 1967–68 … 0.811 1.549 1.035 1966–67 … 0.918 1.227 0.824 1965–66 … 0.872 1.118 0.895 1964–65 … 0.769 0.983 0.802 Over the five years, in the city of Aberdeen capital expenditure on prisons was approximately £54,000 and on police approximately £220,000. Separate figures are not readily available for the city for fire services.