HC Deb 12 July 1972 vol 840 cc363-4W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in view of the fact that the penalty of £5 for a person found guilty of using a commercial van in the Royal parks is no longer acting as a deterrent, whether he will now introduce legislation to increase the penalty to £20.

Mr. Eyre

The maximum penalty was increased to£20 by Section 92(1) and Schedule 3 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1967. The revised figure will be shown on new parks notices which are now being prepared.