§ Mr. ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much was raised from speeding fines in each Policy Authority area in Wales in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [70336]
(2) how much revenue was raised from speeding fines in the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [70335]
(3) how much was raised from speeding fines in each county of Wales in 1997–98; what was the average per county; and if he will make a statement; [70333]
(4) what percentage of revenue raised from speeding fines related to speeding offences caught on cameras in 1997–98; and if he will make a statement. [70334]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on the amount of revenue raised from speeding fines is not available.
However, information available to me shows that the amounts shown in the table were ordered to be paid in fines in England and Wales and for the four Welsh police forces. Information by individual Welsh county is not readily available, nor is a breakdown to show which fines 504W had been ordered to be paid following speeding offences detected by automatic camera. Figures are not yet available for 1998, and those for 1997 are provisional.
As the majority of speeding offences are dealt with by way of fixed penalty notices, figures for the number of notices issued are also included in the table. The penalty for speeding offences is £40.
Not all fines or fixed penalties will have been paid.
Total amounts ordered to be paid in fines for speeding offences and number of fixed penalties issued for speeding offences England and Wales 1993–1997 Total amount ordered to be paid in fines for speeding offences Number of fixed penalty notices issued for speeding offences 1993 Dyfed-Powys 54 4,664 Gwent 175 3,400 North Wales 148 6,302 South Wales 84 4,548 Total England and Wales 12,475 394,758 1994 Dyfed-Powys 54 5,275 Gwent 148 2,251 North Wales 154 6,548 South Wales 79 4,162 Total England and Wales 11,676 472,470 1995 Dyfed-Powys 60 5,823 Gwent 120 2,610 North Wales 142 8,143 South Wales 71 4,191 Total England and Wales 12,512 530,172 1996 Dyfed-Powys 90 3,681 Gwent 258 4,286 North Wales 166 8,833 South Wales 95 11,161 Total England and Wales 12,904 595,052 1997 (provisional) Dyfed-Powys 95 6,708 Gwent 372 5,263 North Wales 163 9,145 South Wales 233 22,227 Total England and Wales 15,523 712,324