§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions the activities of sheriff officers have been investigated under section 79 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 in(a) the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde and (b) other sheriffdoms in each of the past five years; if any of these investigations led to individuals losing the status of sheriff officer; and if he will make a statement. [13543]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFigures for the number of investigations carried out under section 79 of the Debtors (Scotland) from 1990 to 1994 are set out by Sheriffdom in the table. No sheriff officer has been deprived of his commission as a result of such an investigation.
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Sheriffdom 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 North Strathclyde 0 0 0 0 0 Glasgow and Strathkelvin 0 1 0 0 0 Lothian and Borders 0 0 0 0 1 South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 1 1 Tayside, Central and Fife 0 0 0 0 0 Grampian, Highland and Islands 0 0 0 0 0 The remaining information sought could be provided only at disproportionate cost.