§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people were(a) charged and (b) convicted of litter offences in 1987 and 1988;
(2) how many people were (a) charged and (b) convicted of litter offences in the Basildon area in 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is in the table.
Information for 1988 is not yet available.
Persons proceeded against or convicted of litter offences: England and Wales 1987 England and Wales 1 Billericay Prosecutions for litter offences 1,888 2 Total found guilty 1,694 2 1 Data is not collected centrally for Basildon alone but for the whole of the Billericay petty sessional division.