§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of prosecutions relating to offences of excessive exhaust emission from vehicles in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information available on proceedings is given in the attached table. Corresponding information on findings of guilt is published annually in "Offences relating to motor vehicles: supplementary tables"—table 4, page 13, of the issue for 1980. Information for 1981 is not yet available.
Proceedings in Magistrates' Courts for Offences Relating to Emission of Smoke etc. from a Vehicle. England and Wales Number of offences 1976 2,020 1977 1,606 1978 1,615 1979 1,454 1980 1,319