HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 c57W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists have been convicted of speeding offences as a result of evidence from speed cameras within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [32898]

Mr. Denham

Information held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database for the Metropolitan police and City of London is not sufficiently robust to identify proceedings for speeding offences where the offence has been detected by camera.

However, data supplied directly from the police showing the number of prosecutions and fixed penalties notices issued for speeding offences as a result of the use of cameras is given in the table.

Prosecutions and fixed penalties for speeding offences detected by camera within the Metropolitan police area1, 1998–2000
Disposal/police force area 1998 1999 2000
Prosecutions 2,983 6,982 5,522
Fixed Penalties 14,155 13,048 44,092
1 Includes City of London