asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people sentenced to imprisonment in 1976 had previously been discharged (a) 12 months and (b) 24 months prior to that sentence; and what proportion those people formed of the total sentenced to imprisonment in 1976.

This information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were discharged from Scottish prisons in 1975 and 1976 and received no "No Fixed Abode" grant; and what proportion this represented of those in receipt of discharge grants during those years.

This information is not readily available and cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.