§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were prosecuted for road tax evasion offences in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. MacleanThe following table shows the number of proceedings taken in England and Wales in the years 1989 to 1991 for the offence of "motor vehicle licence—failing to pay appropriate duty":
Number 1989 166,575 1990 160,731 1991 174,828 The number of people involved is likely to be less because some of them may have been prosecuted against for more than one of these offences.
Figures for 1992 are not yet available.