To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences were recorded for the (a) sale of alcohol to a person under 18, (b) purchase of alcohol for consumption by a person under 18, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by a person under 18 and (d) confiscation of alcohol from a person under 18 in 2007-08, broken down by police force. The following table shows the number of alcohol offences relating to persons under 18 recorded by the eight Scottish police forces in financial year 2007-08, broken down by police force: Number of Alcohol Offences Relating to Persons Under 18, by Police Force, 2007-08 (a) Sale of Alcohol to Person Under 181 (b) Purchasing Excisable Liquor for Consumption by Under 18 (c) Person Under 18 Buying Excisable Liquor or Consuming in a Bar (d) Confiscation of Alcohol from Person Under 182 Total Central 49 63 0 0 112 Dumfries and Galloway 36 28 8 0 72 Fife 76 41 0 3 120 Grampian 76 61 13 0 150 Lothian and Borders 104 65 26 1 196 Northern 20 42 12 0 74 Strathclyde 196 187 50 4 437 Tayside 19 61 6 0 86 Scotland 576 548 115 8 1,247 Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.