§ Mr. ChurchillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for pollution have been undertaken against the owners of(a) lorries, (b) buses, (c) motor cycles and (d) other motor vehicles in respect of air pollution and noise, respectively, in the past 12 month for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for the previous 12-month period.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information about offences relating to motor vehicles is published annually in Home Office statistical publications. These statistics do not identify the type of vehicle involved. Summary information is set out in the bulletin entitled "Offences relating to Motor Vehicles, England and Wales"; the most recent number 34/89, included data for 1988. Detailed information is given in the publication "Offences relating to Motor Vehicles, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables". Copies of these publications are available in the Library.
Details of noise offences, offence group 22, are included in the supplementary tables publications. Emission of smoke offences are not separately identified.