§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 5 May 1998,Official Report, column 271, on the Litter Act, how many persons were arrested and charged under the Litter Act 1958, the Litter Act 1983 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990, in each year since 1983; and if he will indicate what the total amount of fines levied each year since 1983 would be at 1998–99 prices. [48508]
§ Mr. McLeishThe available information is given in the table. Separate information is not readily available on the amount of fiscal fines imposed or on the number of persons arrested and charged by the police.
Offences recorded by the police and the total amount of fine levied where the main offence is an offence under the Litter Act 1983 or related legislation1 by the courts in Scotland 1983–1997 Year Number of offences recorded by the police Total amount of fines levied by Scottish courts at 19972 prices (£) 1983 559 7,682 1984 512 8,537 1985 610 9,848 1986 554 11,337 1987 627 9,436 1988 539 12,758 1989 656 10,828 1990 644 8,325 1991 521 5,863 1992 445 3,730 1993 364 2,703 1994 357 2,984 1995 283 1,569 1996 409 1,300 1997 589 n/a 1The figures shown include offences under any of the following acts: Litter Act 1958, Litter Act 1983 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (sections 87(1), 88(1), 91(9), 92(6) and 94(9) only) 2Indexed to 1997 prices using the general index of the retail prices index