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Written Question · S1W-19353 · Session 1

How many people in the City of Edinburgh were (a) charged and (b) convicted of the sale of solvents to minors in each year since 1997.

Answered Asked by Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 24 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the City of Edinburgh were (a) charged and (b) convicted of the sale of solvents to minors in each year since 1997.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 Nov 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The available information shows that no persons were proceeded against, or convicted of, the sale of solvents to minors in Edinburgh sheriff court or district court between 1997 and 1999. Information for 2000 is not yet available.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-19353 by reference.