§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many criminal convictions were made for drunken-ness for each of the years since 1964.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information available is given in the table.
Year Persons with a charge proved of drunkenness 1969 10,764 1970 10,729 1971 11,014 1972 11,867 1973 13,739 1974 14,911 1975 15,213 1976 14,306 1977 12,478 1978 12,738 1979 13,628 1980 13,796 1981 11,329 1982 9,730 1983 8,080 1984 6,618 1985 5,099 1986 3,660 The term "drunkenness" is taken to mean offences of being drunk and incapable, drunk and disorderly, drunk in or attempting to enter a designated sports ground and similar offences.