§ Mr Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest available figures for the number of motor cyclists convicted for not wearing helmets.
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Table 1 Mortgage tax relief Per mortgagor receiving tax relief* £ per head Per mortgagor† £ per head Per owner-occupied dwelling £ per head 1979/80 England 265 225 130 Wales 250 — 85 Scotland 280 — 110 Great Britain 265 220 125 1980/81 England 355 295 170 Wales 320 — 110 Scotland 390 — 145 Great Britain 355 290 165 1981/82 (on the basis of a 13 per cent, interest rate) England 335 275 160
§ Mr MayhewInformation on the numbers of findings of guilt for offences of driving or riding on a motor cycle without wearing protective headgear is published annually in 'Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales'. There were 12,239 such convictions in 1979.