§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, following his answer to the hon. Member for Isle of Ely (Mr. Freud) on 16 December, Official Report c. 205, he will set out the 1979–81 prosecutions in respect of breaches in Sunday trading according to the local authorities which initiated them; and indicate also for each authority the number of prosecutions that were successful and the average fine imposed.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to the reply, 23 December 1982, c. 621]: The available information, which may be incomplete, is given in the following table.
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County and petty sessional division Proceeded against Found guilty Average amount of fine (£) 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 Chester 2 — — 1 — — 50 — — Crewe and Nantwich 1 — — 1 — — 10 — — Cornwall Truro and West Powder — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Cumbria Barrow-in-Furness — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Carlisle 1 — — 1 — — 10 — — Derbyshire Derby and South Derbyshire — — 1 — — 1 — — 35 Ilkeston 1 1 — — 1 — — 25 — West Derbyshire — 2 — — 2 — — 8 — Devon Plymouth — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Dorset Bournemouth — — 5 — — 5 — — 115 Weymouth and Portland 1 4 1 1 2 1 30 50 50 Durham Darlington — — 4 — — 3 — — 30 East Sussex Eastbourne — — 2 — — 2 — — 50 Hastings 1 — — 1 — — 25 — — Essex Brentwood 2 — — 2 — — 15 — — Chelmsford 1 — — 1 — — 50 — — Rochford — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Southend-on-Sea 4 — — 4 — — 73 — — Greater Manchester Bolton — 2 1 — 2 1 — 38 25 Makersfield 1 3 — 1 2 — 100 200 — Manchester 15 6 12 13 5 12 27 61 45 Salford 1 — 16 1 — 15 — — 47 Wigan 1 2 — 1 2 — 30 38 _ Hampshire Gosport — 1 — — 1 — — 25 — Lymington 3 1 — 3 1 — 10 25 — Portsmouth — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Southampton 3 3 — 3 3 — 50 107 — Totton and New Forest — 1 — — 1 — 25 — Hereford and Worcestershire Kidderminster 2 — — 2 — — 20 — — Ross — 19 — — 9 — — 44 — Stourport — 1 — — 1 — — 15 — Hertfordshire Bishops Stortford — — 1 — — — — — — Watford — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 St. Albans — 7 — — 6 — — 43 — Humberside Dickering 1 1 — 1 1 — 25 50 — Grimsby Borough 3 — — 3 — — 50 — — Kent Folkestone and Hythe — 1 — — 1 — — — — Lancashire Blackburn — 1 — — 1 — — 50 — Burnley 2 4 3 2 3 3 50 50 22 Darwen — 3 2 — 3 1 — 83 50 Pendle — — 2 — — 2 — — 28 Preston 3 — 5 3 — 5 40 — 90 Wyre 17 — — 13 — — 42 — Leicestershire Leicester City — — 2 — — 2 — — 20 Melton and Belvoir 3 — — 3 — — 40 — — Lincolnshire Grantham — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Lincoln City — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Merseyside Liverpool 3 4 12 2 4 12 35 56 58 South Sefton — 1 — — 1 — — 30 — North Sefton 1 — — 1 — — 25 — Norfolk Kings Lynn 1 — — 1 — — 5 — — Norwich — 3 — — 1 — — 40 — Northamptonshire Kettering — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Wellingborough — — 17 — — 14 — — 5 Northumberland Berwick-upon-Tweed — 2 — — 2 — — 55 —
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County and petty sessional division Proceeded against Found guilty Average amount of fine (£) 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 North Yorkshire Scarborough 27 — 3 19 — 3 19 — 25 Staincliffe 8 — — 8 — — 99 — — Stokesley — — 1 — — — — — — Nottinghamshire Nottingham (City) 4 4 2 3 4 2 10 88 38 City of London Guildhall Justice Room 1 — 1 1 — 1 40 — 10 Mansion House Justice Room 5 4 9 4 4 9 125 50 200 Greater London (Areas relate to Magistrates' Courts) Barnet — — 1 — — 1 — — 50 Bow St. M.C. 3 — — 3 — — 30 — — Brentwood — — 1 — — — — — — Bromley 2 5 1 2 5 1 50 75 50 Camberwell Green — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Ealing 20 10 22 20 10 21 81 115 135 Edmonton 24 — — 17 — — 41 — — Harrow 3 1 2 3 1 2 42 75 20 Hendon 7 8 31 7 8 31 23 25 50 Highbury Comer M.C. 1 2 4 1 2 4 100 38 10 Highgate — 5 2 — 5 2 — 70 63 Marlborough St. — 1 2 — 1 2 — 100 45 Marleybone M.C. 2 7 3 2 7 3 26 46 83 New Spelthorne — 3 — — 3 — — 17 — Redbridge — 1 1 — 1 1 — 10 — Stratford M.C. 1 4 3 1 4 2 15 10 28 Thames M.C. 2 1 — 2 1 — 23 40 — Tower Bridge — 1 — — — — — — — Waltham Forest — 3 — — 3 — — 102 — Wells St. — 2 — — 1 — — 100 — West London M.C. 10 50 — 6 50 — 20 2 — Oxfordshire Oxford — — 2 — — 1 — — 50 Somerset Wells — 1 — — 1 — — 30 — Yeovil — 3 1 — 3 1 — 70 150 South Yorkshire Barnsley — 6 1 — 6 1 — 38 25 Rotherham 8 — — 8 — — 30 — — Sheffield — 5 — — 4 — — 33 — Staffordshire Cannock — 2 2 — 2 2 — 20 100 Leek — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Lichfield — 10 — — 7 — — 16 — Seisdon — 11 — — 11 — — — — Stoke-on-Trent 1 2 3 1 2 3 50 40 33 Tamworth 1 2 — 1 2 — 5 20 — Suffolk Ipswich — 1 3 — 1 3 — 25 50 Sudbury and Cosford — — 3 — — 3 — — 1 Surrey Reigate 1 — — 1 — — — — — Woking 1 — — 1 — — 5 — — Tyne and Wear Gateshead 2 3 — 2 1 — 38 30 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne — 2 12 — 2 8 — 35 29 Sunderland — — 3 — — 3 — — 55 Warwickshire Nuneaton 7 1 — 3 1 — 10 50 — Rugby — 2 — — 1 — — 5 — Stratford-upon-Avon — — 1 — — — — — — Warwick 2 1 — 2 — — 33 — — West Midlands Birmingham — 4 2 — 4 2 — 8 23 Coventry — 5 — — 5 — — 27 —
County and petty sessional division Proceeded against Found guilty Average amount of fine (£) 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 1979 1980 1981 Dudley — 8 2 — 6 2 — 35 20 Halesowen — 3 2 — 3 2 — 23 38 Stourbridge — — 2 — — 2 — — 15 Solihull 5 — 1 2 — 1 65 — 50 Walsall — — 8 — — 8 — — 25 Wolverhampton — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Warley 2 — — 1 — — 50 — — West Sussex Steyning — — 1 — — 1 — — 10 West Yorkshire Batley — 1 — — 1 — — 5 — Bradford 2 3 — 2 3 — 40 — — Dewsbury — 2 2 — 2 2 — 10 40 Huddersfield — — 1 — — 1 — — 20 Keighley 2 1 — 2 1 — 10 20 — Leeds 1 — 5 1 — 4 50 — 29 Todmorden — — 1 — — 1 — — 50 Wiltshire Trowbridge — — 1 — — 1 — — 25 Gwynedd Conwy and Llandudno 3 2 — 3 2 — 22 35 — Mid Glamorgan Lower Rhymney Valley — — 2 — — 2 — — 8 Miskin — 1 — — 1 — — 10 — Newcastle and Ogmore — 1 1 — 1 1 — 50 100 South Glamorgan Cardiff — 2 — — 2 — — 38 — Vale of Glamorgan 2 — — 2 — — 125 — — West Glamorgan Swansea — 6 — — 6 — — 20 — England and Wales 294 323 440 253 284 330 34 38 48