HC Deb 13 May 1992 vol 207 cc161-2W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons currenty hold commissions as(a) full-time sheriffs and (b) temporary sheriffs.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 12 May 1992]: Ninety-six persons currently hold commissions as full-time sheriffs and 110 persons as temporary sheriffs.