§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of drink-driving-related offences within(a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Renfrew district in each year since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information is given in the table.
Number of recorded drink driving related offences 1980–89 (a) (b) (c) Scotland Strathclyde region Renfrew district 1980 15,876 6,995 507 1981 13,765 6,193 459 1982 13,982 6,014 516 1983 15,373 6,701 408 1984 14,976 6,566 510 1985 15,379 6,657 477 1986 14,623 6,374 475 1987 13,484 5,926 467 1988 11,353 4,875 368 1989 10,916 4,763 390 1990 n/a 14,809 1380 n/a not available. 1 Source: Report of the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, 1990.