§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the Government projections for student numbers in Scotland to the year 2000 based on the assumptions used in paragraph 2.4 of "Higher Education: Meeting the Challenge" (Cm 114).
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 25 November 1991]:information in the exact form requested is not available. Projections for student numbers in higher education in Scotland to the year 2000 are given in the "Statistical Bulletin: Higher Education Projections for Scotland (1991) (No Edn/J1/1991/13)" a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of days in each of the last five years when duties in the sheriff courts in Scotland were carried out by temporary sheriffs; and what plans he has to appoint additional sheriffs.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of temporary sheriff days provided in each of the last five years to enable the courts to deal timeously with increasing workloads is given in the table:
Temporary Sheriff Days Provided 1987 1,982 1988 2,855 1989 4,046 1990 4,236 1991 5,100 The need for additional full-time sheriffs is kept under constant review.