§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy, when assessing the possible liability to grant penalty of Devon county council, to disregard any expenditure in excess of its target occasioned by the cost of repairing roads damaged by the severe weather conditions in 1984–85.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy right hon. Friend is considering the representations to that effect which he has received from Devon county council.
Year Number of prosecutions Number of offenders* Range of penalties† Nationality UK Danish Spanish French Faeroese Norwegian 1980 30 32 Admonished to £18,000 29 0 2 1 0 0 1981 51 74 Admonished to £6,000 61 9 1 2 0 1 1982 37 65 Admonished to £5,000 63 2 0 0 0 0 1983 36 50 Admonished to £10,000 38 10 2 0 2 0 1984 37 52 Admonished to £11,500 46 0 5 0 1 0 * This number includes masters and owners. † Fisheries offences attract a wide range of penalties and the maximum penalties given include the value of gear and catches.