HC Deb 29 February 1980 vol 979 cc773-4W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the last review took place of fixed penalty charges; whether he is reviewing these charges; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Whitelaw

The last national review of the fixed penalty charge was completed in 1975 and resulted in an increase from £2 to £6. A joint working group on the enforcement of traffic

Expenditure Committee and by Mr. Justice May's committee of inquiry into the United Kingdom prison services.