§ Mr. John MacKayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how 519W many convictions there have been under the Litter Act since its enactment.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information has been published annually since 1975 in " Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (table 1(a)(iii) of the volume for 1978, Cmnd. 7670). The information available for earlier years is given in the following table:
Persons found guilty of offences under the Litter Acts 1958 and 1971 England and Wales Year Number of persons 1964 2,866 1965 2,803 1966 2,670 1967 2,851 1968 2,342 1969 1,865 1970 1,777
PERSONS FOUND GUILTY AT ALL COURTS OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT 1975 England and Wales Number of persons Found guilty Sentence Year Absolute Conditional discharge Fine Imprisonment Borstal training immediate Suspended 1976 1,129 29 25 1,075 — — — 1977 1,541 50 6 1,478 2 4 1 1978 1,550 44 10 1,495 — 1 —