§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions of motorists for ignoring bus lanes have been instituted by the Metropolitan Police in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares with the first 12 months of the existence of bus lanes.
§ Mr. BrittanIn the Metropolitan Police district in 1978, 4,287 prosecutions were brought against motorists for driv-
INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED BY THE POLICE IN WHICH AIR WEAPONS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN USED, BY AGE OF PRINCIPAL SUSPECT ENGLAND AND WALES Number of offences Total Under 14 14 and under 16 16 and under 17 17 and under 18 18 and under 21 21 or over Age not known 1974 … 1,859 185 340 135 118 119 131 831 1975 … 2,489 247 438 190 123 173 184 1,134 1976 … 3,171 297 513 229 139 181 181 1,673 1977 … 3,671 288 513 229 139 178 203 2,121 1978 … 4,235 295 530 232 177 229 196 2,576