HC Deb 20 November 1969 vol 791 c344W
71. Sir D. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total amount of unpaid fines at the latest date for which figures are available; for what periods payment of these fines had been in arrears; and what were the corresponding figures for the previous 12 months.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

On 30th June, 1969, the arrears in courts in England and Wales outside Inner London amounted to £4,270,434. The corresponding figure for 30th June, 1968, was £3,339,825. These figures include fines the time for payment of which had not expired.