§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it is his intention to allow London borough councils to retain fine income from local road traffic offences to pay for improvements in road traffic schemes in their areas.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydRevenue from fines for road traffic offences, like the revenue from other criminal penalties, is paid into the Consolidated Fund. However, the Road Traffic Bill provides that contravention of certain orders relating to parking places in London should no longer be a criminal offence and that local authorities should assume responsibility for enforcing these parking controls. Under the Bill, local authorities would retain income collected by way of penalty charges for infringements and would be able to use it for specified parking and traffic related purposes.