§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many convictions were secured in respect of the operation of overloaded lorries in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Vehicle Inspectorate.
I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Ron Oliver to Mr. Paul Tyler, dated 9 March 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the number of convictions in respect of the operation of overloaded lorries in the last 10 years.I do not have information for the past 10 years and it can only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, the details below show the number of successful prosecutions carried out by the Vehicle Inspectorate and the Local Authority Trading Standards Officers for the last 5 years.
Year Number of prosecutions 1990–91 13,396 1991–92 13,295 1992–93 10,831 1993–94 9,151 1994–951 8,555 1year to date. If there is any further information you require, please let me know.