Litter (Hansard, 25 October 1994)

HC Deb 25 October 1994 vol 248 cc515-6W 516W

§ Mr. Clifton-Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in England and Wales were prosecuted for dropping litter in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Maclean
Information for 1989 to 1993, which is provisional, is given in the table:

Number of defendants prosecuted for dropping litter¹ 1989–1993^*

England and
Wales
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993^*

Prosecutions 2,409 2,543 1,673 1,639 1,170

¹ An offence under section 1 (3) of the Litter Act 1983 repealed by Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

^* Provisional

Number of defendants prosecuted for dropping litter¹ 1989–1993^*
England and Wales	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993^*
Prosecutions	2,409	2,543	1,673	1,639	1,170
¹ An offence under section 1 (3) of the Litter Act 1983 repealed by Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
^* Provisional