§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many breathalyser tests have been administered between 1st December, 1967, and 31st January, 1968, inclusive;
276W(2) how many breathalyser tests have been administered between 1st December, 1967, and 31st January, 1968, inclusive, to motorists who were not, immediately before, alleged to have been committing a moving traffic offence; and under what sections of which Act such tests were administered.
§ Mr. TaverneFigures for January are not yet available. During December breath tests were required in England and Wales under subsections (1) and (2) of Section 2 of the Road Safety Act. 1967, as follows:
Section 2(1)(a) … … 1,314 Section 2(1)(b) … … 1,097 Section 2(2)(a) … … 1,389 Section 2(2)(b) … … 219