§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland in the last three years for which figures are available have been imprisoned for not paying a fine imposed by a court for failure to display a Road Fund Licence; and what information he has as to how many such fines are outstanding at present.
§ Mr. Stanley[pursuant to his reply, 29 June 1987. col. 28] : In 1985 the last year, for which figures are available, 1,091 people were imprisoned in Northern Ireland in default of payment of fines. However, information about the number of persons imprisoned specifically for not paying a fine for failing to display a road fund licence is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
At 26 June 1987 the number of fines imposed at magistrates' courts for this offence and which remained unpaid totalled 1,087.