§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (1) if he will give the number of persons convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the last year for which figures are available and the number of those who were unmarried or single as defined in Department of Social Security regulations;
(2) how many single or unmarried prisoners served sentences between 26 weeks and two years as a result of the non-payment of fines, in the last year for which figures are available.
(3) if he will give the number of single or unmarried prisoners who were sentenced to 26 weeks but not more
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Local authority Population (thousands) Number of employees Number of employees per thousand population Political party in control Borders 105.3 3,979 37.8 1NOC Berwickshire 19.4 127 6.6 Con. Ettrick and Lauderdale 35 269 7.7 Ind. Roxburgh 35.4 320 9.1 1NOC Tweeddale 15.6 128 8.2 Ind. Central 272.9 13,270 48.6 Lab. Clackmannan 48.7 810 16.6 Lab. Falkirk 142.6 1,700 11.9 1NOC Stirling 81.6 1,319 16.2 Con. Dumfries and Galloway 147.9 7,521 50.9 1NOC Annandale and Eskdale 37.1 329 8.9 Lib. Dem. Nithsdale 57.2 512 8.9 1NOC Stewartry 23.7 197 8.3 Ind. Wigtown 29.9 336 11.3 Ind. Fife 351.2 16,760 47.7 Lab. Dunfermline 130.2 1,614 12.4 Lab. Kirkcaldy 148.6 1,756 11.8 Lab. North East Fife 72.4 791 10.9 Lib. Dem. than two years in prison in Scotland, broken down by gender, in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LangI have asked the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to reply.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Donald Dewar, dated 14 February 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your 3 Questions relating to the number of unmarried or single prisoners sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Scotland.
At present information on the marital status or household composition of prisoners is not collected centrally.