§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sums were paid in fines as a result of convictions on the basis of evidence obtained from speed cameras in(a) Dorset and (b) England in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and
Speeding offences by how detected and how dealt with and average fines Camera detected offences dealt with by fixed penalty Camera detected offences dealt with by proceedings Average fine for by court speeding (all such offences) Dorset England Dorset England England and wales 1993 1,129 25,767 1— 6,374 127 1994 5,046 95,510 1— 20,573 113 1995 5,951 168,536 125 36,274 107 1 Information not available for Dorset for 1993 and 1994. However, in those years respectively, 12 and 63 offences of all kinds detected by cameras were reported for summons.
§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from police forces seeking additional resources for the provision of speed cameras. [7753]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 9 December 1996]: In the last two years, representations on this issue have been received from some five forces and/or their police authorities.
§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will establish a review into the merits of returning the sums paid in fines as a result of convictions on the basis of evidence from speed cameras to(a) the relevant police authority and (b) the relevant local authority. [7754]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 9 December 1996]: No. Fine income from the enforcement of speeding offences by cameras, like all other fine income from criminal offences, goes to the Consolidated Fund at the Treasury. It is not the Government's general policy to earmark that income to a particular area of expenditure.