§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) people and (b) children under the age of 18 years have been diagnosed as alcoholics in Scotland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [4412]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information required is not available centrally. However, information on hospitalisation for those patients aged under 18 and those 18 and over who have been discharged with an alcohol dependence syndrome1 during the last five years is set out in the following table:
Year [...]18 18+ Total 1991 31 3,535 3,566 1992 20 4,167 4,187 1993 13 4,609 4,622 1994 14 5,169 5,183 1995 16 5,966 5,982 1 "Hospitalisations" refer to in-patient and day case discharges from non-obstetric/non-psychiatric NHS hospitals in Scotland. Out-patient attendances, accident and emergency attendances and general practitioner consultations are excluded from the table. Diagnoses are coded to the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases 9th revision, ICD.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) people and (b) children under the age of 18 have been prosecuted for alcohol-related crime in Scotland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [4407]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation is not collected centrally on the number of prosecutions for alcohol-related crime. The available information is given in the table. Children under the age of 16 would usually be dealt with by the children's hearing system rather than the courts for such offences.
Number of persons aged under 18 proceeded against where the main offence related to the purchase, consumption or possession of alcohol Year Number of persons aged under 18 1990 70 1991 122 1992 28 1993 27 1994 23
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prosecutions for selling(a) alcohol and (b) alco-pops to under-age children have taken place in Scotland in each of the last five years; what proportion of prosecutions have involved sales from (i) public houses, (ii) off licences, (iii) supermarkets and (iv) other outlets; and if he will make a statement. [4403]
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information is given in the table.
Persons proceeded against where the main offence was sale of alcohol to persons under 18 years old Year Number 1990 134 1991 151 1992 80 1993 77 1994 81