§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of the £5,434,049 fines outstanding on 30th June was arrears of payment; what were the figures for 31st December, 1970; and how these figures compared with those for each of the last five calendar years.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe amount of fines and fees outstanding in England and Wales outside Inner London on 30th September, 1970, was £5,561,801. The corresponding figures for the quarter ended 31st December, 1970, are not yet available.
It is not possible to identify, in respect of any period, the amount of arrears in payment, as distinct from the amount of fines imposed but not yet due for payment.
Figures for the amount of fines outstanding before 31st December, 1967, are not readily available. The figures for the years ended 31st December, 1967, 1968, and 1969, which include amounts not then due for payment, were £2,921,000, £3,749,625, £4,759,051.