§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many days HM Customs and Excise road fuel testing units were operational within Dumfries and Galloway region during(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999; how many prosecutions were brought for illegal use of red diesel during those years; and what the total value was of penalties and duty recovered during each of those years. [129801]
§ Mr. TimmsDetection figures are not available for regions. For the 1998 and 1999 figures, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27 June 2000,Official Report, column 476W. For 1997 the vans were operational for a combined 367 days. 194 detections were made leading to penalties and duty recovered of £374,871. Two cases are pending prosecution.