§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will assess the feasibility of collecting information in a more detailed form than at present concerning prosecutions in the Metropolis for offences against the Road Traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggCollection of more detailed information would involve disproportionate cost. The police make individual returns to the Home Office on 869W some 2 million motoring offences dealt with in court proceedings each year. These returns already include information on the age and sex of the alleged offender, the court where the proceedings are conducted, the date of appearance, any court remands and the disposal. More detailed information may not be readily available to those submitting the returns and so is liable to be inaccurate.