HC Deb 05 May 1982 vol 23 c98W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of persons called for trial in Scotland in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1981, respectively; and how many of these were under 16 years of age.

Mr. Allan Stewart

Information for 1970, 1974 and 1978 was published in table 6.6 of "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8218); figures for 1981 are not yet available.