§ Mr. Hoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many crimes of violence were committed against elderly people in the Clydesdale constituency yearly since 1979;
(2) if he will give details of the detention rate of violent crimes against the elderly, yearly since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Hoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will detail the number of crimes reported to the police annually since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information, on crimes recorded by the police, is set out in the table.
868W
Crimes recorded by the Police 1979–1986—Scotland Year Number 1979 344,680 1980 364,587 1981 408,204 1982 435,081 1983 448,260 1984 474,914 1985 461,970 1986 463,837
§ Mr. Hoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details on the number of convictions for drug abuse in the Clydesdale constituency each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI regret that the information requested is not available on a constituency basis.
§ Mr. Hoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give numbers of convictions for drug abuse in Scotland each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information available is given in the table.
Persons with a drugs offence proved: Scotland Year Number 1979 1,150 1980 1,155 1981 982 1982 1,373 1983 1,671 1984 2,271 1985 2,660 1986 2,657