§ Sir R. Russellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of drivers who were stopped and requested to take a breathalyser test in each of the Metropolitan Police districts since the tests came into force; the numbers which proved positive and negative, respectively; and the numbers prosecuted.
§ Mr. TaverneFollowing are the figures for breath tests required under section 2 of the Road Safety Act 1967 between 9th October 1967 and 11th March 1968:
Adjudged positive Adjudged negative Failed or refused Total No. 1 District 502 658 70 1,230 No. 2 District 449 428 60 937 No. 3 District 342 297 46 685 No. 4 District 444 512 63 1,019 Statistics for prosecutions are available only for the force as a whole and for the period 9th October to 31st December 1967, when there were 902 prosecutions for alleged offences under Sections 1 or 3 of the 1967 Act or Section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1960.