HL Deb 16 June 2000 vol 613 cc219-20WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many drivers of motor vehicles have been prosecuted for speeding in the last five years. [HL2761]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The table shows the number of prosecutions for speeding offences in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for the years 1993 to 1997. Figures for later years are not yet available.

Prosecutions for speeding offences, United Kingdom, 1993 to 1997
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
England and Wales 110,571 114,338 128,409 139,565 143,401
Scotland 16,068 17,311 15,739 13,281 12,764
Northern Ireland1 2,385 2,400 2,279 2,424 3,039
Total
United Kingdom 129,024 134,049 146,427 155,270 159,204
1 Figures relate to principal offences only.