§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the educational qualifications of prisoners convicted for(a) theft, (b) burglary and (c) violent crimes against the person in each of the past four years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI have asked Mr. E. W. Frizzell, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 4 February 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the educational qualifications of prisoners convicted for theft, burglary and violent crimes against the person in each of the past four years.Information on the educational qualifications of persons received into Scottish penal establishments is not collected by the Scottish Prison Service.966W
Persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 1983–1992 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 (1) Housebreaking Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 175 104 117 129 133 92 126 102 82 100 Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Strathclyde who were sentenced in Greenock sherrif court 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Scotland who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 (2) Theft Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 239 265 280 274 229 238 225 238 214 198 Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Strathclyde who were sentenced in Greenock sherrif court 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 Percentage of persons with a charge proved in sheriff courts in Scotland who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (3) Robbery Number of persons with a charge proved who were sentenced in Greenock sheriff court 12 4 10 13 9 12 9 7 7 5