§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of the prison service in each of the last 10 years in Scotland.
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Financial Year Expenditure under Law, Order and Protective Services programme Allied Service Costs Notional Superannuation Departmental administrative Costs Total £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 1972–73 7,516 539 1,129 565 9,749
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the police force areas in Scotland by order of their crime rates; how many indictable crimes there were in each; and how many offences per 100,000 of population.
§ Mr. AncramThere is no category of "indictable crimes" in Scottish criminal statistics. The figures below relate to "crimes", which is the term used to denote more serious contraventions of the law, as distinct from "offences", which generally cover less serious matters.
Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland 1982 Police Force Number Rate per 100,000 population Strathclyde 240,349 10,019 Lothian and Borders 79,613 9,362 Tayside 29,398 7,420 Central 18,912 6,927 Grampian 30,037 6,127 Fife 18,900 5,528 Dumfries and Galloway 7,674 5,270 Northern 10,198 3,773