§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total of fines(a) imposed and (b) collected by magistrates and Crown courts in Wales in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation held centrally, which is given in the table, shows the number of fines and the value of the amounts issued by type of court in Wales for 1990 to 1993.
1994 data will not be available until the autumn.
Information is not collected centrally by my Department on the amounts of fines paid.
Fines data for Wales by type of court 1990 to 1993 Court/year Number of fines Amount issued £ Magistrates courts 1990 129,277 8,851,600 1991 102,425 7,077,700 1992 117,729 8,586,000 1993 100,893 9,082,700 Crown court 1990 640 162,400 1991 610 231,000 1992 651 130,300 1993 356 91,800 Source:
Home Office.