§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women have been convicted in Scotland of soliciting, prostitution or running a brothel in each of the last five years; and how many have as a result been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in each of these years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is given in the following table.
Scotland Number of women Soliciting* Brothel Keeping Year Number convicted †Number imprisoned Number convicted †Number imprisoned 1975 267 3 4 — 1976 304 2 2 — 1977 319 1 2 1 1978 n/a‡ n/a‡ — — 1979¶ n/a n/a — — * "Soliciting" means soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. † Excludes fine-defaulters. ‡ Comparable figures for 1978 and 1979 are not available as a result of local classification changes. It is estimated that there were about 250 convictions for soliciting in each of those years. The number resulting in imprisonment is not available. ¶ Provisional.