§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) drivers and (b) passengers have been prosecuted for not wearing seat belts in the (i) front seats and (ii) back seats of vehicles in Scotland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [8236]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information available in relation to the prosecution of seat belt offences is as follows:
Number of prosecutions for seat belt offences, Scotland, 1990 to 1994 Year Number of prosecutions 1990 1,892 1991 2,193 1992 2,689 1993 3,580 1994 4,022