§ Sir Anthony GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought in the last three years for exceeding the mandatory speed limits on the M11 and M25 when there are road works; and how many resulted in convictions.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information collected centrally on proceedings, finding of guilt and fixed penalty notices for speed limit offences does not include whether there were road works at the scene of the offence. The available information, including that by police force area, is published annually in "Offences Relating To Motor Vehicles England and Wales, Supplementary Tables" (tables 5, 16 and 19 of the issue for 1986), copies of which are in the Library. Figures for 1987 will be published later this year.