The total of fines income, which was collected by the Scottish Court Service in the sheriff courts and subsequently, paid over to the Consolidated Fund for the financial years 1996-97 to 1999-2000 is as follows:Financial YearValue sent to Exchequer (£000)1996-9710,7081997-9812,3531998-9911,5981999-200010,471The total of court-imposed fines (including back-duty), registered fines, compensation orders, police and procurator fiscal conditional offers of fixed penalties1 and police fixed penalty notices collected by district courts in Scotland and subsequently paid to the Exchequer for the financial years 1997-98 to 1999-2000 is as follows:Financial YearValue sent to Exchequer (£000)1997-9829,1441998-9939,5021999-0048,363Notes:1. Procurator Fiscal penalties account...