HC Deb 10 April 1987 vol 114 c465W
Mr. David Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the Scottish Development Agency's annual budget for all promotional purposes for each of the last five years; and what percentage of its total budget these figures represent;

(2) if he will list in the Official Report, the total value of work of all kinds put out to consultants by the Scottish

Crimes Recorded by Police Force Area, Scotland 1986
Crime Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian and Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland Total
Total Crimes 20,450 7,321 23,828 37,466 79,900 12,621 246,610 35,641 463,837
Violence against the Person 565 273 607 911 2,843 313 6,497 900 12,909
Burglary 3,871 1,171 4,972 6,576 14,209 1,727 57,051 7,328 96,905
Theft 9,071 3,135 10,254 17,374 37,476 5,389 112,561 15,379 210,639
Fraud and Forgery 1605 524 1,566 2,109 8,122 1,143 13,112 2,389 30,570
Criminal Damage 4,180 1,600 4,585 8,203 10,581 2,127 40,831 6,782 78,889

Notes:—The categories listed above have been derived from the categories of the Scottish crime classification as follows:

'Violence against the Person': all non-sexual crimes of violence (Group 1 of the standard classification) apart from robbery, those crimes of indecency (Group 2) which contain a violent element, and certain crimes involving malicious and reckless conduct

. 'Burglary': housebreaking.

'Theft': opening lockfast places and clandestine removal in addition to theft per se.

'Fraud and Forgery': fraud, forgery and uttering, bankruptcy and currency offences.

'Criminal Damage': fire-raising, vandalism and other crimes of malicious and reckless conduct not involving violence against the person.

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