§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1974(a) the number of prisoners in Scottish penal institutions for fine default, (b) the total number of convicted prisoners and (c) (a) as a percentage of (b).
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
Persons with a charge proved for crimes of violence1 in Scotland 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Murder 52 41 35 26 27 42 37 37 26 29 26 Attempted murder 53 42 49 35 35 44 27 29 26 46 39 Culpable homicide (common law) 30 30 30 38 43 36 45 31 50 27 46 Culpable homicide (statutory)2 44 44 30 34 25 27 26 20 29 26 28 Rape 35 29 34 30 40 31 30 20 39 29 34 Other crimes of violence 2,266 2,733 2,429 2,824 2,643 3,865 4,002 3,208 3,188 3,239 3,380 Total 2,480 2,919 2,607 2,987 2,813 4,045 4,167 3,345 3,358 3,396 3,553 1 Comprises group 1 (non-sexual crimes of violence) and the sexual assault category from group 2 (crimes of indecency) of the Scottish Home and Health Department's classification of crimes and offences. 2 Statutory culpable homicide is the crime of causing death by dangerous or reckless driving.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost of supporting the spouses and families of men and women in prison in Scottish penal institutions.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.