HC Deb 21 April 1988 vol 131 cc539-40W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to consider the implications in Scotland of the North report on road traffic law.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport indicated in his reply on 12 April, at columns79–80, to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Colchester, North (Sir A.

Court 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Aberdeen 9,181 6,571 6,119 5,700 5,330
Airdrie 4,226 2,863 3,215 3,159 2,749
Alloa 1,586 1,192 1,299 1,128 1,124
Arbroalh 1,734 1,119 1,150 1,308 1,244
Ayr 3,666 3,282 3,294 3,794 3,862
Banff 828 377 415 434 453
Campbeltown 332 298 281 325 305
Cupar 1,202 1,032 1,033 955 1,118
Dingwall 956 648 642 737 840
Dornoch 426 494 329 236 250
Dumbarton 4,011 3,527 3,564 3,574 3,665
Dumfries 6,193 5,179 6,249 5,347 4,868
Dundee 6,537 5,134 5,032 5,350 5,538
Dunfermline 3,843 2,947 2,784 3,146 2,990
Dunoon 1,232 1,220 1,222 1,077 980
Duns 443 255 246 225 228
Edinburgh 23,491 12,073 11,767 11,871 14,616
Elgin 1,793 1,318 1,338 1,431 1,426
Falkirk 4,987 3,099 3,166 3,558 3,105
Forfar 1,411 1,072 1,323 1,027 1,019
Fort William 433 530 559 536 586
Glasgow 15,553 18,227 15,320 9,490 11,752
Greenock 2,969 2,488 2,290 2,015 2,053
Haddington 1,594 1,172 1,315 1,231 1,052
Hamilton 9,297 6,167 6,578 5,982 6,010
Inverness 2,616 2,175 2,564 2,090 2,198
Jedburgh 831 402 525 484 497
Kilmarnock 6,637 5,433 4,767 5,691 5,687
Kirkcaldy 4,486 3,853 3,294 3,336 4,113
Kirkcudbright 280 223 252 338 357
Kirkwall 346 517 568 640 602
Lanark 1,514 880 1,204 1,040 1,042
Lerwick 531 536 683 563 531
Linlithgow 4,238 2,586 3,197 3,178 2,939
Lochmaddy 204 159 204 111 155
Oban 440 392 410 367 442
Paisley 6,000 5,330 6,750 6,801 6,008
Peebles 506 392 371 338 279
Perth 5,974 3,263 4,110 3,416 3,729
Peterhead 884 808 932 722 687
Portree 250 191 202 269 192
Rothesay 329 385 336 250 293
Selkirk 872 504 444 501 376
Stirling 3,420 2,526 3,023 3,380 3,029
Stonehaven 1,736 880 1,052 1,005 794
Stornoway 407 496 428 510 439
Stranraer 1,356 1,003 1,056 1,070 1,144
Tain 914 639 660 631 539
Wick 511 535 579 661 561
Total 158,014 116,392 118,141 111,194 113,796

Buck), the Government welcome the report of the road traffic law review conducted under Dr. North's chairmanship and will be pressing on with consideration of its recommendations. Many of these are relevant to Scotland and we shall consider them in consultation with colleagues responsible for these matters in England and Wales.