Written question asked by Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 1997. It was answered by Henry McLeish (Labour) on Thursday, 3 July 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: In how many cases reports were submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland marked for no proceedings in each year since 1992. - Table given. (Holding answer 2 July 1997).

Answer: Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many cases reports were submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland marked for no proceedings in each year since 1992. [6048] Mr. McLeish: [holding answer 2 July 1997]: The information is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Kirkwall Lerwick Total reports received No proceedings Total records received No proceedings 1992-93 742 89 870 86 1993-94 708 81 794 143 1994-95 715 94 758 167 1995-96 704 38 768 60 1996-97 786 46 854 80 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 6048; 297 c274W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Scotland Scottish courts Shetland Orkney Procurators fiscal
Contains statistics: Yes