HC Deb 26 March 1991 vol 188 cc387-8W
Mr. Wallace

To 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. McAllion

To 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

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 Forsyth

Fishery 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.

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