HC Deb 18 October 1972 vol 843 c97W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prosecutions have taken place in the period from 1st April, 1971, to 31st March, 1972, for 1p coins being fraudulently used in substitution for 2½p coins in the area of the Metropolitan Police;

(2) how many prosecutions have taken place in the period from 1st April, 1971, to 31st March, 1972, for 1p coins being fraudulently used in substitution for 2½p coins;

(3) how many cases have been reported in the period from 1st March, 1971, to 31st July, 1972, of 1p coins being fraudulently used in substitution for 2½p coins.

Mr. Carlisle

I regret that this information is not available.