§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have been charged in each of the last three years under section 121(1) of the Highways Act 1959; and if he will give the breakdown of the organisations represented by the defendants.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information available is given in the following table; information for 1979 is not yet available. The names of organisations represented by the defendants involved cannot be identified from information collected centrally.
Persons* proceeded gainst at magistrates' courts for offences involving a vehicle† against Section 121(1) of the Highways Act 1959. England and Wales Year Number of persons Total proceeded against 1976 17,895 1977 17,840 1978 16,631 * In addition, 60 "companies etc." were proceeded against in the period 1976–1978. †Statistics for offences not involving vehicles are not available.