§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many of those fined for failure126W to pay television licence fees in Wales have been imprisoned over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [23192]
§ Mr. SproatThe number of people imprisoned by courts in Wales for non-payment of fines for television licence evasion in each of the last five calendar years, is as follows.
Owing to changes in statistical analysis, earlier year figures may be understated.
- 1991: 2
- 1992 21
- 1993: 51
- 1994: 49
- 1995: 61 (provisional figure).
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the total cost of prosecuting those fined for failure to pay television licences in(a) 1985, (b) 1990, (c) 1992, (d) 1994 and (e) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [23185]
§ Mr. SproatThe information requested is not available.