§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for driving offences on motorways there were per mile of motorway in 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1977.
Dr. SummerksillInformation is available only for offences against the motorway regulations and not for other motoring offences committed by drivers while on motorways. It is shown in the following table. Information about speeding offences on motorways is not available for 1962, and information for 1977 is not yet available.
NUMBERS OF CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENCES AGAINST MOTORWAY REGULATIONS PER MILE OF MOTORWAY ENGLAND AND WALES Excluding speeding offences Including speeding offences 1962 14.6 — 1967 12.6 15.8 1972 10.5 18.6 1976 10.2 22.3