§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the numbers, by sex, of those received into prison in default of fine payments in the most recent year for which figures are available, and for each of the five preceding years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
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Number of males and females received into penal establishments in Scotland and default of fine payments Year Males Females 1983 8,772 557 1984 8,431 452 1985 10,829 735
Year Males Females 1986 9,969 657 1987 10,365 618 1988 9,170 544 1Provisional.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration he has given to the introduction of day or unit fines.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonWe have given thorough consideration to the responses which we received earlier this year to our consultation document on fines and fine enforcement which discussed, among other aspects, the day or unit fine and we hope to be in a position to announce our proposals shortly.