§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many prosecutions have been taken out under the Litter Act in each year since the Act came into force; in how many cases there were convictions; and what were the penalties imposed.
§ Mr. Denis HowellFollowing are the figures:
PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE LITTER ACT 1958 Persons prosecuted Persons convicted 1958* 268 262 1959 2,450 2,370 1960 2,599 2,527 1961 2,395 2,322 1962 2,530 2,457 1963 2,736 2,648 1964 2,984 2,866 1965 2,914 2,803 1966 2,773 2,670 1967 2,962 2,851 1968 2,435 2,342 1969 1,925 1,865 1970 1,854 1,777 1971 1,944 1,855 1972 2,356 2,275 1973 2,672 2,531 1974 2,279 2,157 TOTAL 40,076 38,578 * From 7th August 1958. Figures for 1975 and 1976 are not yet available.
The average fine imposed in 1974 was £10.