§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers have been banned from driving for one year for drink-related offences in the last year. [43081]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation is not available in precisely the form requested because the published motoring offences are based on offences rather than offenders, and offences involving drugs cannot be separated from those involving drink. There were 35,287 disqualifications imposed for 'Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs' in England and Wales in 1996, the latest year for which figures are available.
Such figures are published annually in "Offences relating to motor vehicles. England and Wales 1996. Supplementary tables", copies of which are available in the Library.