§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each sheriff court district in Scotland for the last year or some other convenient period the number of applications for legal aid in criminal cases which was received, the number of such applications granted, and the percentage which the number granted bears to the number of applications.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe relevant figures for the period 1st April, 1969 to 31st March, 1970 are given below. These figures relate to applications for legal aid in connection with both summary proceedings and proceedings on indictments.
Following is the information:
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Sheriffdoms and Courts Applications considered Applications granted Percentage granted Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff Aberdeen 332 295 88.9 Peterhead 14 11 78.6 Stonehaven 21 17 81 Banff 62 51 82.3 Ayr and Bute Ayr 326 248 76.1 Kilmarnock 183 162 88.6 Rothesay 46 41 89.2
Sheriffdoms and Courts Applications considered Applications granted Percentage granted Caithness, Sutherland Orkney and Zetland Wick 10 6 60 Dornoch 11 10 91 Kirkwall 8 8 100 Lerwick 3 3 100 Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries 190 165 86.9 Kirkcudbright 15 14 93.4 Stranraer 13 12 92.3 Wigtown 8 8 100 Fife and Kinross Cupar 95 91 96.8 Dunfermline 139 130 93.6 Kirkcaldy 199 188 94.5 Kinross 7 7 100 Inverness, Moray, Nairn, Ross and Cromarty Inverness 74 69 93.3 Fort William 41 38 92.7 Lochmaddy 22 22 100 Portree 9 8 88.9 Elgin 132 112 84.9 Nairn 21 20 95.3 Tain 10 9 90 Dingwall 49 31 63.3 Stornoway 26 17 65.4 Lanark Airdrie 477 341 71.5 Glasgow 5,663 4,068 71.8 Hamilton 484 426 88 Lanark 54 52 96.3 Lothians and Peebles Edinburgh 1,448 1,145 79.1 Haddington 45 37 82.2 Linlithgow 116 63 54.3 Peebles 9 9 100 Perth and Angus Dunblane 10 6 60 Perth 131 119 90.8 Arbroath No Criminal Business Dundee 524 433 82.6 Forfar 46 43 93.5 Renfrew and Argyll Greenock 251 233 92.8 Paisley 545 474 87 Campbeltown 61 61 100 Dunoon 15 11 73.3 Fort William Nil Return Oban 47 41 87.2 Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk Hawick 23 21 91.3 Jedburgh 17 15 88.2 Duns 26 22 84.6 Selkirk 10 8 80 Stirling, Dunbarton and Clackmannan Falkirk 135 104 77 Stirling 153 83 54.3 Dumbarton 368 321 87.2 Alloa 42 34 81 Total 12,766 9,963 78.1