§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for(a)causing death by dangerous driving, (b)dangerous driving and (c)careless driving there were in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough in each of the last five years. [158408]
§ Caroline FlintAvailable information for the years 1997 to 2001 is given in the table. It is not possible from the data collected centrally to identify each London Borough within the geographical area of Greater London.
2002 data will be available in the Spring.
Findings of guilt at all courts for specific offences, Greater London police1, 1997–2001
Offence 1997 1998 1999 2000 Causing death by dangerous driving3 16 24 22 23 Dangerous driving4 484 419 384 444 Careless driving5 10,067 9,203 8.172 6.168 1Figures amended since publication of the Home Office 'Offences relating to motor vehicles England and Wales 2001
Supplementary tables'.
2Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988, s1 as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 s1 and Criminal Justice Act 1993 s67.
3Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s2 as amended by the 4Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s3. ss 12(1), 26(2), 33(3) and 168; Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
Regs 19,104–107 and 109.