§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State far Scotland how many reports submitted by the police to procurators fiscal were marked "no proceedings" in each fiscaldom in Scotland for the whole of 1987 and 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 6 March 1989]: The number of reports submitted by the police arid other reporting agencies to procurators fiscal which were marked "no proceedings" in each fiscaldom in Scotland for the whole of 1987 and 1988 is as follows:—
1987 1988 Aberdeen 3,604 1,536 Airdrie 487 640 Alloa 251 343 Arbroath 177 229 Ayr 1,350 1,344 Banff 145 93 Cambeltown 91 67 Cupar 207 265 Dingwall 241 270 Dornoch 69 48 Dumbarton 842 809 Dumfries 280 273 Dundee 848 1,082 Dunfermline 1,263 1,325 Dunoon 187 196 Duns 137 188 Edinburgh 10,903 4,933 Elgin 760 688 Falkirk 1,626 1,976 Forfar 87 37 Fort William 270 122 Glasgow 19,772 18,514 Greenock 1,046 762 Haddington 825 606 Hamilton 2,184 4,271 Inverness 859 655 Jedburgh 144 238 Kilmarnock 1,351 1,530 Kirkcaldy 1,399 1,217 Kirkcudbright 89 33 Kirkwall 80 78 Lanark 213 574 Lerwick 110 129 Linlithgow 409 575 Lochmaddy 11 8 Oban 138 123 Paisley 2,277 2,654 Peebles 56 47 Perth 1,670 1,641 Peterhead 515 647 Portree 66 56 Rothesay 71 39 Selkirk 315 268 Stirling 675 466 Stonehaven 238 199 Stornoway 65 36 Stranraer 178 194 Tain 242 250 Wick 196 223
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of reports submitted by the police to procurator fiscal were marked "no proceedings'. for the whole of 1987 and 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe proportion of reports submitted by the police and other reporting agencies to procurators fiscal which were marked "no proceedings" for the whole of 1987 and 1988 were 16.69 per cent. and 14.97 per cent. respectively.