§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what directions have been given to fisheries officers with regard to any flexibility which might be permitted in the application of the eight-day tie-up rule, in circumstances where boats at sea are caught up in extreme weather conditions; and if he will make a statement.
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Persons aged 8–15 with a charge proved Dundee Crimes 24 38 24 13 2 Offences 4 12 11 4 2 Total 28 50 35 17 4 Tayside Crimes 66 73 66 29 5 Offences 31 21 25 7 3 Total 97 94 91 36 8 Scotland Crimes 356 265 218 251 210 Offences 160 127 112 129 111 Total 516 392 330 380 321 Persons aged 16–20 with a charge proved Dundee Crimes 1,279 1,252 1,248 1,044 1,000 Offences 1,213 1,222 1,196 1,038 906 Total 2,492 2,474 2,444 2,082 1,906 Tayside Crimes 2,344 2,286 2,298 1,889 1,824 Offences 2,513 2,364 2,469 2,167 2,093 Total 4,857 4,650 4,767 14,056 23,917 Scotland Crimes 26,449 25,592 24,153 22,379 20,567 Offences 30,031 28,908 27,697 25,581 23,608 Total 56,480 54,500 51,850 47,960 44,175 1 Includes four cases where the district of origin within Tayside region is not known. 2 Includes five cases where the district of origin within Tayside region is not known.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of recorded offences involving crimes of(a) indecency, (b) violence, (c) dishonesty, (d) fire-raising and vandalism, (e) theft of motor vehicles, (f) theft by opening lockfast places and
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Number of crimes and offences recorded by the police for selected crime/offence groupings and their percentage of total crimes and offences recorded Number Percentage 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 (i) Dundee (a) Indecency 269 253 268 243 315 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 (b) Violence 590 561 580 623 600 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFishery officers have simply been told that, as is always the case when enforcing fisheries, where there is an immediate safety hazard they should take this into account in administering the scheme. Particular examples might be where a vessel was forced to divert to another port because of bad weather or where bad weather meant that it was having to ride out a storm at sea and unable to make port at all. In such circumstances a fisherman should contact the relevant fishery office as soon as the problem becomes apparent.