HL Deb 16 July 2001 vol 626 cc105-6WA
Lord Howie of Troon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish figures recording the number of outstanding parking and other minor traffic violation fines incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in the United Kingdom during the year ending 31 December 2000. [HL327]

Baroness Amos

At the end of 2000, unpaid fines in respect of parking and other minor traffic violations incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in the United Kingdom totalled 5,889. In May this year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office wrote to all diplomatic missions and international organisations in the United Kingdom giving them the opportunity to either pay their outstanding fines or appeal against them if they considered that they had been issued incorrectly. As a result, payments totalling £81,120.00 were received leaving a total of 3,936 unpaid fines for 2000. The attached table details those diplomatic missions and international organisations that have more than 10 fines outstanding.

Unpaid Parking and Minor Traffic Violation Fines—2000— Diplomatic Vehicles
Position Diplomatic Mission/International Organisation No of fines outstanding
1 Nigeria 1,084
2 United Arab Emirates 272
3 Egypt 148
4 Qatar 145
5 Iran 114
6 Ghana 104
7 Turkey 96
8 Saudi Arabia 82
9 Ethiopia 74
10 France 69
10 Oman 69
10 Ukraine 69
11 Greece 68
12 Algeria 59
13 China 57
14 Cyprus 55
14 Jordan 55
14 Mongolia 55
14 Morocco 55
15 Hungary 48
15 Malaysia 48
16 Mozambique 47
17 Georgia 45
18 Russia 44
18 United States of America 44
19 Poland 41
20 Kenya 40
21 Cuba 38
22 Kazakhstan 34
23 Tunisia 33
24 Brunei 32
25 Uganda 29
26 Indonesia 26
26 Zambia 26
26 Zimbabwe 26
27 Romania 25
28 Albania 24
28 Yemen 24

Unpaid Parking and Minor Traffic Violation Fines—2000— Diplomatic Vehicles
Position Diplomatic Mission/International Organisation No of fines outstanding
29 Pakistan 23
29 Commonwealth Secretariat 23
30 Bangladesh 22
30 Philippines 22
31 Afghanistan 21
31 Namibia 21
32 Lithuania 18
33 Côte D' Ivoire 16
34 Peru 15
34 Sudan 15
35 Cameroon 14
35 Italy 14
36 Portugal 13
36 Uzbekistan 13
37 Bahrain 12
37 Germany 12
3,678