§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was outstanding in unpaid fines imposed in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe amounts of fines imposed in sheriff courts in Scotland which were outstanding at the end of the last five financial years were as follows:
1971–72 £496,186 1972–73 £519,139 1973–74 £616,287 1974–75 £701,179 1975–76 £754,168 The figures for 1975–76 exclude amounts, estimated at £3,000, outstanding in one small sheriff court, the accounts for which have not yet finally been audited.
It should be noted that these figures do not, and cannot, distinguish between amounts not yet liable to be paid—by reason of the time allowed for payment or the terms of an order for payment by instalment—and amounts overdue for payment.
261WCorresponding information about burgh and justice of the peace courts, and the district courts which replaced them on 16th May 1975, is not available.