§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of convictions for drunken driving in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Year and Number of Persons Convicted 1968 … … … … 5,734 1969 … … … … 7,230 1970 … … … … 8,757 1971 … … … … 10,094 1972 … … … … 10,463 1973 … … … … 11,974 1974 … … … … 12,671 1975 … … … … 12,155 1976 … … … … 9,929 1977 … … … … 9,166 1978 … … … … 11,083* * provisional.