asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many homicides were reported to the police in 1980 and 1981; if he will break down the figures in each year into murder and culpable homicide; and how many of these cases have not been solved;(2) how many offences of

Figures for 1975 to 1979 were published in table 3.1 of "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1979". In 1980, 86 cases of homicide were recorded by the police, 50 of which are currently and provisionally classified as murder and 36 as culpable homicide, excluding causing death by reckless driving. Three cases remain unsolved. Figures for 1981 are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of victims of homicide by age and sex in 1980 and 1981 as broken down in table 3.2 of "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215).

The information requested for 1980 is set out in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the method whereby death was caused in incidents of homicide reported by the police in 1980 and 1981 as broken down in table 3·4 in "Criminal Statistics Scotland" (Cmnd. 8215).

The information requested for 1980 is set out in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the location of homicides in 1980 and 1981 in the categories listed of table 3·3 in "Criminal Statistics Scotland" (Cmnd. 8215).

The information requested for 1980 is set out in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the ages and sexes of individuals accused of homicide in 1980 and 1981 as in table 3.5 of "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215).

Figures for 1980 are given in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in cases of homicide in 1980 and 1981 the relationship of the accused to the victim as set out in table 3.7 in "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215).

Figures for 1980 are given in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the previous convictions of persons convicted of homicide in 1980 and 1981, set out as in table 3.9 of "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215).

I regret that the information requested is not yet available. We intend to publish it in due course in "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1980".

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set out the disposal of persons originally accused of homicide committed in 1980 and 1981, respectively, as in table 3.8 of "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1979".

Figures for 1980 are given in the following table: