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Mr. Dewar
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners in Scottish prisons were the subject of internal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five years; and how many of these cases resulted in a loss of remission for the prisoner concerned.
Mr. Harry Ewing
The following table gives the relevant information:
| Total number of prisoners punished | Total number of offences | Number of cases in which remission ordered to be forfeited | |
| 1973 | 2,179 | 5,032 | 1,438 |
| 1974 | 1,877 | 4,544 | 898 |
| 1975 | 2,122 | 3,922 | 836 |
| 1976 | 2,837 | 5,401 | 1,048 |
| 1977 | 2,316 | 5,118 | 1,555 |
for improving the road, but an improvement scheme will start as soon as certain design and land acquisition problems have been overcome. I hope by the end of next year.