§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of reported racial incidents for each police force area in Scotland for each year since 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 28 April 1994]: The total number of reported racial incidents for each police force area in Scotland from 1988 to 1993 is as follows:
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 28 April 1994]: The latest information available is shown in the table.
the cases considered by the staff of the unit, 56 cases have been prosecuted involving 94 persons resulting in 70 persons being convicted. An annual breakdown is provided as follows:
Number of cases Number of persons accused Number of persons convicted 1986 6 14 12 1987 10 20 18 1988 7 10 6 1989 7 7 6 1990 6 11 5 1991 9 16 15 1992 3 6 3 1993 5 6 2 1994 3 4 3 Total 56 94 70