§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been made against vehicle drivers for the use of car phones while driving a vehicle.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information relates to proceedings at magistrates courts for all offences of careless driving etc., and is published annually in "Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales, Supplementary tables" (table 5 of the issue for 1986, the latest available). The figures for 1987 will be published soon. Information is not collected centrally about the circumstances of these alleged offences.