§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what(a) telephone communications, (b) written correspondence and (c) discussions have taken place between each of the 10 regional water companies in England and Wales and any of their subsidiaries and (i) 389W himself, (ii) other Scottish Office Ministers and (iii) Scottish Office officials on his consultative document on the future of water and sewerage services in Scotland; and if he will provide details of the dates when such contacts took place.
§ Mr. LangThree of the 10 water and sewerage companies in England and Wales responded to the consultation paper "Investing For Our Future". A meeting was subsequently held by officials with representatives of one of those companies, at the company's request. Comprehensive records of telephone calls are not kept.
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Persons called to the High Court in Scotland on a charge of fraud (includes statutory fraud) 20 14 25 19 21 12 19 Persons called to the Sheriff Court in each Sheriffdom in Scotland on a charge of fraud (includes statutory fraud) Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands 348 330 328 317 362 418 374 Tayside, Central and Fife 590 701 742 675 698 717 625 Lothian and Borders 498 656 702 461 534 532 526 Glasgow and Strathkelvin 352 340 271 244 365 415 243 North Strathclyde 349 315 325 369 395 528 424 South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway 394 340 331 400 407 450 387 Total called to sheriff courts1 2,531 2,682 2,699 2,467 2,763 3,065 2,580 1Includes cases where the court of origin is not known.