asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report on a local government area basis, and by sex (a) the numbers of young people detected abusing solvents since the Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983 came into effect and (b) the numbers of those detected that were referred to children's panels.

The numbers of cases of solvent abuse brought to the attention of the police have been as follows:

	Number
1983 (July-December)	1,933
1984	1,192

The numbers of referrals to reporters and children's hearings are as follows. Figures for 1985 will not be available until mid-1986.occupation. In addition, they have powers of control under the Housing (Management of Houses and Buildings in Multiple Occupation) (Scotland) Regulations 1964 and the power to make byelaws under the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897.