Sheriff Court, Dumbarton

HC Deb 01 March 1999 vol 326 cc552-3W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) solemn and (b) summary, (i) civil and (ii) criminal cases which have been adjudicated upon at the Sheriff Court in Dumbarton in each of the past five years. [72884]

Mr. McLeish

The information requested is given in the following table:

Dumbarton Sheriff Court
Cases Concluded	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Criminal
Summary Cases	2,775	2,584	2,646	2,654	2,419
Solemn Cases	92	80	72	76	90
Civil1
Ordinary Actions	1,000	1,038	967	895	1,052
Summary Cause	2,544	2,150	1,996	2,040	2,042
1Civil does not include miscellaneous civil proceedings e.g. adoptions, simplified divorces, sequestrations etc.

From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.