§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been prosecuted under the Litter Act in each of the years since it became law; and how many of such prosecutions have succeeded.
§ Mr. SharplesThe information for England and Wales is as follows:
Year Number prosecuted Number found guilty 1958* … 268 262 1959 … 2,450 2,370 1960 … 2,599 2,527 1961 … 2,395 2,322 1962 … 2,530 2,457 1963 … 2,736 2,648 1964 … 2,984 2,866 1965 … 2,914 2,813 1966 … 2,773 2,670 1967 … 2,962 2,851 1968 … 2,435 2,342 1969 … 1,925 1,865 The figures for 1970 are not yet available. * The Litter Act, 1958, came into force on 7th July, 1958.