§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of fines imposed by the courts in 1980; and how many remained unpaid at the end of 1981.
§ Mr. MayhewIn 1980, about 1, 911, 000 offenders were fined for their principal offence; details are published in tables S4.4(a) and S4.4(b) of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary tables 1980, Vol. 4", a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Information on the number of fines unpaid at the end of 1981 is not available.