§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give, for the latest most convenient stated date, the actual or estimated loss per annum to the revenue for evasion of the road fund licence by owners of cars, lorries and other such vehicles; and how these figures compare with a year earlier, so far as the Greater London area is concerned.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsBetween 1st January and 30th June this year £380,000 was recovered in penalties and arrears of duty from people detected in the unlicensed use of a motor vehicle in the Greater London area. The comparable figures for the first six months of 1970 was £330,000. It is not possible however to estimate any rate of evasion or loss of revenue from these figures.