§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent by his Department on research into crime in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Harry EwingDepartmental expenditure consists of two elements—grants to external bodies and the cost of criminological research carried out in the Scottish Office by the central research936W unit. Figures for the last five financial years are as follows:
Grants to external bodies (actual) Departmental expenditure (estimated) £ £ 1973–74 41,629 12,000 1974–75 40,419 20,000 1975–76 43,032 32,000 1976–77 40,575 41,000 1977–78 28,213 42,000