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Mrs. Currie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men were sent to prison in each of the last five years for convictions of consensual homosexual activity with men aged over 16 years and under 21 years; how many such prosecutions have taken place in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in sentences of immediate custody.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The specific information requested is not available. What information we have is set out in the table:
| Persons Proceeded Against under section 8(7) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 | ||
| Year | Persons Proceeded Against | Persons Sentenced to Custody |
| 1988 | 53 | 4 |
| 1989 | 42 | 1 |
| 1990 | 74 | 1 |