HC Deb 13 January 1992 vol 201 cc531-2W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were(a) the total number of full-time sheriffs and (b) the numbers of newly appointed full-time sheriffs in each of the last five years.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The full-time shrieval complement and the number of new appointments over the period 1986–1991 are set out in the table:

Year Initial complement Final complement New appointments
1987 90 93 3
1988 93 95 5
1989 95 97 4
1990 97 97 4
1991 97 99 5