§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Newham, North-East of 30 March,Official Report, column 373, if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the daily average of vehicles recorded as parked unlawfully in Green street and Katherine road in the London borough of Newham and as to whether he has any proposals to increase the number which are removed.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI understand from the Commissioner that no specific records are kept of the average number of unlawfully parked vehicles in these roads.
Routine enforcement action is undertaken by traffic wardens and police officers, usually by issue of a fixed penalty notice. However, there will be many instances where illegally parked vehicles will be driven away before an officer is able to issue a notice.
The removal of illegally parked vehicles will continue to be arranged subject to traffic conditions and the availability of resources. There are no plans at present to increase the number of vehicle removals in the specified roads.