§ Mr. Ronald Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists and pedestrians were prosecuted for drunkenness in 1973; and now the number of prosecutions compares with previous years.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe following is the available information:
TABLE I Persons proceeded against for driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs England and Wales 1969 … … … … 25,296 1970 … … … … 27,706 1971 … … … … 40,767 1972 … … … … 49,266 1973 … … … … 56,947
TABLE II * Persons proceeded against for offences of drunkenness (other then offences included in Table 1) England and Wales 1969 … … … … 84,328 1970 … … … … 86,180 1971 … … … … 90,675 1972 … … … … 96,507 1973 … … … … 98,990 * It is not known how many of those proceeded against were pedestrians.
TABLE I Persons proceeded against for driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs England and Wales 1969 … … … … 25,296 1970 … … … … 27,706 1971 … … … … 40,767 1972 … … … … 49,266 1973 … … … … 56,947
TABLE II * Persons proceeded against for offences of drunkenness (other then offences included in Table 1) England and Wales 1969 … … … … 84,328 1970 … … … … 86,180 1971 … … … … 90,675 1972 … … … … 96,507 1973 … … … … 98,990 * It is not known how many of those proceeded against were pedestrians.
§ Mr. Ronald Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the operation of the law relating to drunkenness.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsNo. In particular, it is the Government's objective to bring into force as soon as practicable the provisions of Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967, so as to substitute treatment at an approved centre for imprisonment as a penalty for the offence of being drunk and disorderly.