HC Deb 08 November 1989 vol 159 cc674-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by county the number of successful prosecutions for breaches of straw and stubble burning law for the current year, and the penalties imposed.

Mr. Patten

[holding answer 27 October 1989]: I have been asked to reply.

Information held centrally for 1988 is given in the table. Of the 33 offenders found guilty one (in Hertfordshire) was given an absolute discharge and the remainder were fined. Data for 1989 are not yet available.

Offenders found guilty under section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972—Byelaws relating to the burning of straw or stubble
Police force area Total found guilty Average amount fined (£000)
Avon and Somerset 3 45
Bedfordshire 1 200
Cambridgeshire 5 210
Cleveland 3 50
Gloucestershire 1 200
Hertfordshire 4 100
Lincolnshire 9 110
Northamptonshire 1 100
North Yorkshire 2 50
Warwickshire 1 100
Wiltshire 3 190
England and Wales 33 125

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