§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the figures for the use of probation in Scotland for each of the last 10 years, giving the figures for each year.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe numbers of probation orders made in each of the years 1973–82 inclusive were:
Numbers 1973 3,007 1974 2,854 1975 2,695 1976 2,584 1977 2,364 1978 2,654 1979 2,090 1980 2,410 1981 2,639 1982 *2,682 * Provisional.