§ Mr. BradshawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many spot fines have been levied by the police on motorists for(a) illegal parking and (b) parking on cycle lanes in the last five years; [89542]
469W(2) how many motorists have been prosecuted for (a) illegal parking and (b) parking on cycle lanes in the last five years. [89543]
§ Mr. BoatengIt is not possible to separately identify illegal parking on cycle lanes in the statistics collected centrally.
The table shows the number of proceedings at magistrates courts and the number of fixed penalty notices issued for all offences of obstruction, waiting and parking in England and Wales during the years 1993 to 1997. Statistics for 1998 are not yet available.
Proceedings at magistrates courts and fixed penalty notices issued for offences of obstruction, waiting and parking, England and Wales, 1993–97 Year Number of proceedings at magistrates courts Number of fixed penalty notices issued 1993 45,137 3,383,011 1994 32,111 2,698,349 1995 24,192 2,270,732 1996 23,348 2,282,481 1997 23,631 2,199,242 From 1994, local authorities were allowed to enforce parking controls within Special Parking Areas by parking attendants. The number of penalty charge notices issued
Initial decisions made on applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom1.2 by type January to April 1999, nationals of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Iraq and Somalia January 1999 February 1999 March 1999 April 1999 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Total decisions of which: 45 50 75 985 Grants of asylum * 10 10 805 Grants of ELR — — — — Refusals 45 40 50 20 Grants of ELR under the backlog criteria3,4 * * 15 160 Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria3 — — — — Iraq Total decisions of which: 10 15 30 35 Grants of asylum * * 10 10 Grants of ELR 5 * 10 15 Refusals 5 10 10 5 Grants of ELR under the backlog criteria3.4 — — — — Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria3 — — — — Somalia Total decisions of which: 5 10 25 20 Grants of asylum * 5 5 5 Grants of ELR * * — — Refusals 5 5 15 15 Grants of ELR under the backlog criteria3.4 — — 5 5 Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria3 — — * — 1Figures rounded to nearest 5, with '* = 1or 2 2Excluding dependants 3Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum backlog 4May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted