§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of public funds spent on research into 397W crime in Scotland in the years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellExpenditure by my Department on research into the causes of delinquency, the treatment of offenders and connected matters is as folows:
1965–66 £10,912 1966–67 £12,232 1967–68 £16,194 1968–69 £19,772 1969–70 £23,410 1970–71 £28,607 1971–72 £29,664 (provisional) These figures include a contribution to the Home Office Research Unit which carries out criminological research jointly for the Scottish Home and Health Department and the Home Office. They do not include expenditure on research into crime carried out by universities and other bodies without financial assistance from my Department.