HC Deb 08 April 1936 vol 310 cc2793-4W
Mr. DAY

asked the Home Secretary whether he will state the number of prosecutions for exceeding the speed limit brought against motorists during the previous 12 months for offences between the Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner, i.e., East Carriage Road, Hyde Park, Constitution Hill, and along the Mall?

Mr. LLOYD

During the 12 months ended 29th February last the number of prosecutions instituted by police for exceeding the 20 miles per hour speed limit on the thoroughfares named was as follows:

East Carriage Road, Hyde Park (between Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner) 619
Constitution Hill 445
The Mall 681

Mr. PARKINSON

asked the Home Secretary whether he will state the number of prosecutions in Lancashire for exceeding the speed limits for the years 1930, 1932 and 1935, giving the number of cases dismissed, paid fines, and sent to. prison; also for the boroughs of Preston, Wigan, Bolton, Warrington, and Oldham, giving separate gures for each?

Mr. LLOYD

The desired information is not immediately available and it could not be supplied without having it extracted specially from the individual returns from each district.