§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists have been charged, and how many convicted, for exceeding the 30 miles per hour speed limit in inner London to date this year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarlisleI am obtaining the available information and shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, for any stated period of time, details of the names or numbers of motorists in the Metropolitan Police area who have been prosecuted for speeding; and in how many of these cases they had received three previous warnings.
§ Mr. Carlisle18,578 offences relating to speed limits were dealt with by prosecution in the Metropolitan Police District in 1971. Statistics showing how many of those concerned had previously received warnings are not available.
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§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, for any stated period of time, details of the names or numbers of motorists in the Metropolitan Police area who have been warned on three separate occasions for speeding where no prosecution has subsequently ensued.
§ Mr. CarlisleI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to a Question by the hon. Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 5th December.—[Vol. 847, c. 396.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he will not call for reports from chief constables and publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of persons who were stopped by the police for speeding on the M1 for the longest and most convenient stated period of time up to and including Saturday 11th November, 1972, and what action was taken in each instance.
§ Mr. CarlisleBecause I see no advantage in incurring the high cost involved in obtaining the information.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will obtain and publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of motorists in the London Borough of Newham who were sent warnings in the week ended 25th November for speeding and how many received notice of prosecution.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe only information available is that 31 speed offences were reported in the week ended 25th November. Eleven are being dealt with by prosecution, and one by written caution. The remaining 19 are still under consideration.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of motorists who have during the past 12 months been stopped in the London Borough of Newham for speeding; in how many of such cases the person had been stopped on two earlier occasions; and in how many of these cases prosecutions ensued 484W and warnings were issued without prosecution.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe only information readily available is that in the London Borough of Newham during the period 1st January to 25th November, 1972, 731 speed offences were reported. Proceedings were instituted in 673 cases, 11 written cautions were sent and 47 cases are still under consideration.