§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners in Scottish prisons were the subject of internal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five years; and how many of these cases resulted in a loss of remission for the prisoner concerned.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe following table gives the relevant information:
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Total number of prisoners punished Total number of offences Number of cases in which remission ordered to be forfeited 1973 2,179 5,032 1,438 1974 1,877 4,544 898 1975 2,122 3,922 836 1976 2,837 5,401 1,048 1977 2,316 5,118 1,555 for improving the road, but an improvement scheme will start as soon as certain design and land acquisition problems have been overcome. I hope by the end of next year.