§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many warrant sales were carried out in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde in each of the past 10 years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of warrant sales reported to Greenock sheriff court (which has Port Glasgow within its jurisdiction) and the two sheriffdoms of north Strathclyde and of south Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 1988 are set out in the table:
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Greenock sheriff court Sheriffdom north Strathclyde Sheriffdom of south Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway 1979 7 29 30 1980 4 15 25 1981 1 16 30 1982 2 34 73 1983 1 17 79 1984 4 41 83 1985 4 63 86 1986 2 83 68 1987 — 77 110 1988 3 123 116