§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give for each of the last five years the number of people charged for selling alcohol to those under age;
(2) if he will give for each of the last five years the number of people charged with being drunk and disorderly;
(3) if he will give for each of the last five years the number of people charged with drink or drug offences.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonStatistics on persons charged are not available. The table shows, for relevant offences, the number of cases cleared up by the police in Scotland in the years 1983 to 1987. (In most cases where an offence is cleared up a person is charged, though one person may be charged with several offences.)
Offences cleared up by the police, Scotland, 1983–87 Offence 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Sale of drink to person under 18 303 295 362 376 415 Other offences by licensed persons 150 148 146 119 134 Other offences against liquor licensing laws 884 934 956 734 911 Drunk and incapable and habitual drunkenness 14,344 12,986 11,698 11,396 11,397 Other drunkenness offences 702 764 874 1,010 993 Drugs offences 3,204 4,379 5,074 5,294 4,700