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consent. Figures for 1980-89 are published in table 2.12 of "Criminal statistics, England and Wales, 1989" and figures for 1990 are published in Home Office statistical bulletin 13/91 ; copies of both publications are available in the Library. Figures for 1991 are not yet available.Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list his proposals to reduce the incidence of car crimes.
Mr. John Patten : The Government are proposing a six-point action plan to tackle car crime.
First, the prevention of car crime will be the central feature of our crime prevention campaign in 1992, which we have designated Car Crime Prevention Year'. The campaign, which was launched by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 11 February, seeks to engage the whole community in a co-ordinated effort to tackle car crime. It comprises a broad programme of national and regional activities and is supported by an extensive Home Office funded advertising and promotional campaign that aims to increase public awareness of the cost of crime, the importance of individual and community action in combating this crime and the steps that should be taken to reduce vehicle risk.
Secondly, the motor vehicle manufacturers have a most important role to play in reducing the opportunities for car crime. My right hon. Friend and I met the manufacturers three times last year to stress the importance of improved vehicle security. The progress being made is encouraging, but much more could be done. In particular, we have stressed the need for the general introduction of effective and safe vehicle immobilisation systems, dead locks, and visible vehicle identification numbers. We are to meet again with the manufacturers next month for a report on progress.
Thirdly, it is also important that motorists should be encouraged to take vehicle security seriously, and rewarded when they do so--not just being penalised when they do not. My right hon. Friend has therefore asked the Association of British Insurers to consider further providing incentives, including reduced premiums, for owners who improve the security of their cars, and take care of them. Fourthly, we are active on the European front. Trevi, the body which represents EC Ministers responsible for policing, has accepted our suggestion that car theft should be added to its agenda. Experts from across the Community are to meet in London on 25 February to discuss cross-border aspects of car crime. We are also pressing for the British Standard on vehicle security to be adopted as a compulsory EC directive.
Fifthly, the Government have already taken swift action to tackle the criminals who take cars. The Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Bill, which is being considered by the House of Lords, shows our determination to deal with the menace of those who take cars and cause damage, injury or death.
Finally, the police have the Government's full support in their fight against car crime. Provision has been agreed for up to a further 1,000 police posts in 1992-93. The police cannot, however, be expected to take on the task of detecting criminals, maintaining order and protecting the public on their own. They need the full support of the whole community.
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Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has received from chief officers of police for an extension of the vehicle watch scheme as pioneered in Newport, Gwent, to other parts of the United Kingdom.
Mr. John Patten : There are now more than 20 vehicle watch schemes in operation in England and Wales. Some cover whole force areas, while others are limited to police divisions or sub-divisions. The chief officers of the Welsh forces agreed last year to extend the Gwent scheme, which had been operating for one year, to cover the whole of Wales ; this was launched on 11 September 1991.
My right hon. Friend has received no representations about the further extension of vehicle watch. That is a matter for chief officers to decide. Arrangements are, however, in train for vehicle watch to be evaluated during this year, with a view to it being encouraged throughout England, if it is shown to be succesful in reducing vehicle theft.
Brixton Prison
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were received into Brixton prison in the last week for which figures are available ; and for what offences they were remanded.
Mrs. Rumbold : The readily available information, which is given in the table, is based on the three weeks commencing 1 December 1991.
Average number of prisoners received into
Brixton prison per week
on initial committal as a remand prisoner<1>:
by offence
Offence |Number<2>
------------------------------------------------
Violence against the person |8
Rape |-
Other sexual offences |-
Burglary |4
Robbery |3
Theft and handling |6
Fraud and forgery |1
Drugs offences |2
Other offences |3
Not recorded |12
|-------
All offences |39
<1> Untried or convicted unsentenced.
<2> Rounded figures.
Crime
Mr. John Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of notifiable crimes committed in 1991 ; and what were the comparable figures for 1978.
Mr. John Patten : Notifiable offence statistics for 1978 are published in table 2.2 of "Criminal statistics, England and Wales, 1989". Figures for 1990 are published in Home Office statistical bulletin 13/91 ; copies of both publications are available in the Library. Figures for 1991 are not yet available.
Mr. Hain : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the figures for the percentage change in reported crime between 1979 and 1991 in (a) Neath, (b) south Wales and (c) the United Kingdom.
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Mr. John Patten : The available information shows that between 1979 and 1990 recorded crime increased by 94 per cent. in south Wales and 79 per cent. in England and Wales as a whole. Statistics are not collected centrally for Neath.
The British crime survey provides a measure of reported crime as experienced by adults in England and Wales. The most recent available results show that there was a 30 per cent. increase in offences measured by the survey between 1981 and 1987, as against a 41 per cent. increase in comparable recorded offences. Estimates are not available for the change in Neath or south Wales.
Figures for Scotland are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State of Scotland, and figures for Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of each police force in England as to what proportion of the clear-up rate for crime in his area in 1990-91 is accounted for by voluntary admissions by convicted criminals ; how many detectives are employed to obtain these admissions ; and when the practice ceased.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Information for police forces in England on the number of offences cleared up by an interview of convicted offenders in custody is contained in the table below. Further information is not readily available.
Offences cleared up by interview of a convicted
prisoner in custody
as a percentage of all offences cleared up
Force |Percentage
|cleared up by
|interview of
|convicted
|prisoner
------------------------------------------------
Avon and Somerset |9
Bedfordshire |-
Cambridgeshire |6
Cheshire |25
Cleveland |9
Cumbria |10
Derbyshire |3
Devon and Cornwall |7
Dorset |13
Durham |8
Essex |5
Gloucestershire |17
Greater Manchester |33
Hampshire |7
Hertfordshire |-
Humberside |8
Kent |4
Lancashire |10
Leicestershire |11
Lincolnshire |10
London, City of |6
Merseyside |44
Metropolitan Police
District |1
Norfolk |19
Northamptonshire |19
Northumbria |29
North Yorkshire |23
Nottinghamshire |-
South Yorkshire |22
Staffordshire |18
Suffolk |1
Surrey |1
Sussex |1
Thames Valley |3
Warwickshire |15
West Mercia |18
West Midlands |34
West Yorkshire |20
Wiltshire |3
ENGLAND |16
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the clear-up rates for every police force in England and Wales during the most recent year for which figures are available.
Mr. John Patten : The latest available figures, for 1990, are published in Home Office statistical bulletin 4/91, which is available in the Library. They are annotated as provisional in the bulletin, but only south Wales's figure has since been revised, to 36 per cent. Figures for 1991 are not yet available.
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will extend the powers of Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons so that he can inspect police and court cells holding prisoners.
Mrs. Rumbold : I do not believe that it would be right to seek to extend the functions of Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons to include inspections of police and court cells. I am satisfied with the existing arrangements under which Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary, in the course of his inspections of individual police forces, will take account of the standard of accommodation provided for prisoners and the general conditions in which they are held.
Young Prisoners
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 15-year-olds remanded into prison in each year since 1981 were subsequently found not guilty.
Mrs. Rumbold : The readily available information is given in the table. Data for 1991 are not yet available.
Persons aged 15 on initial
reception on remand into a
Prison Service
establishment in England
and Wales who were not
found guilty<1>:
by year of initial remand
and sex
|Male |Female
----------------------------
1981 |3 |-
1982 |7 |-
1983 |11 |-
1984 |6 |-
1985 |8 |-
1986 |14 |-
1987 |20 |-
1988 |17 |-
1989 |15 |1
1990 |3 |-
<1> Charge withdrawn or
dismissed, no evidence
offered on prisoner
acquitted or not tried.
Separate figures are not
available. The data are
under recorded to some
extent.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 15-year-old prisoners were put into strip conditions either as suicide prevention or as a punishment in 1990 and in 1991 ; and in which prisons.
Mrs. Rumbold : An inmate who is violent or refractory may be termporarily confined in a special cell or an unfurnished cell if this is necessary to prevent him from injuring himself or others, damaging property or creating a serious disturbance. No inmates may be placed in such accommodation as a punishment.
In 1990, six prisoners aged 15 were confined in special cells ; none was for the prevention of suicide. Information on the use of unfurnished cells was not collected centrally. Data for 1991 are not yet available.
An inmate may be deprived of his clothing only if this essential to prevent him from injuring himself of others. In such cases, the inmate must be provided with a suit of protective clothing so that he can be decently dressed. No information on prisoners deprived of their clothing in this way is collected centrally.
Feltham Young Offenders Institution
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been received into Feltham young offenders institution in the last week for which figures are available ; and for what offences they were remanded or convicted.
Mrs. Rumbold : The readily available information, which is given in the table, is based on the three weeks commencing 1 December 1991.
Average number of prisoners received into
Feltham remand centre
per week on initial committal as a remand
prisoner<1>:by offence
Offence |Number<2>
------------------------------------------------
Violence against the person |6
Rape |-
Other sexual offences |-
Burglary |15
Robbery |3
Theft and handling |14
Fraud and forgery |1
Drugs offences |-
Other offences |8
Not recorded |4
|-------
All offences |53
<1>Untried or convicted unsentenced.
<2>Rounded figures.
Average number of prisoners received into Feltham remand centre
or
young offender institution per week on initial committal as a
sentenced prisoner: by offence
Number of prisoners<1>
Offence |Remand |Young
|centre |offender
|institution
----------------------------------------------------------------
Violence against the person |1 |1
Rape |- |-
Other sexual offences |- |-
Burglary |4 |1
Robbery |1 |2
Theft and handling |6 |2
Fraud and forgery |- |-
Drugs offences |- |-
Other offences |5 |1
Not recorded |2 |-
|------- |-------
All offences |20 |7
<1>Rounded figures.
Animal Experiments
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new project licences assessed as being of substantial severity were issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in each year since the Act came into force.
Mrs. Rumbold : Project licences assessed as being of substantial severity account for a very small proportion of all project licences issued. More detailed information is contained in the annual reports of the animal procedures committee, copies of which are available in the Library.
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new project licences authorising scientific procedures on primates were issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in each year since the Act came into force.
Mrs. Rumbold : Non-human primates receive special protection under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and may be used only where no other suitable species is available. Records held centrally on project licences issued do not identify those which authorise the use of non-human primates. Non-human primates accounted for 0.2 per cent. of animals used in scientific procedures started in 1990.
Credit Reference Agencies
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the relevant statutory provisions relating to the circumstances in which credit reference agencies may be used ; and what uses are regarded by his Department as acceptable or worthy of encouragement.
Mrs. Rumbold : The relevant provisions are sections 157 to 160 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and various provisions of the Data Protection Act 1984. The Government consider that the use of credit reference agencies for inquiring into creditworthiness and ability to repay, and thus to promote responsible lending, is to be encouraged.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what safeguards are available to protect individuals (a) in regard to information held about them by credit reference agencies and (b) the way in which any such information is released by such agencies to third parties.
Mrs. Rumbold : Sections 158 and 159 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 give right of access and correction and various provisions of the Data Protection Act 1984 give rights to data subjects. Various provisions of the Data Protection Act regulate disclosure ; and the expectation of
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the Office of Fair Trading, which licenses credit reference agencies, is that they will require subscribers not to make information available to third parties.Poll Tax
Mr. Nellist : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulation 41 poll tax committal hearings--means inquiries--have been held ; and of these how many resulted in a suspended prison sentence.
Mr. John Patten : During the period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1991, 11,259 means enquiries were held. No information is available on how many of these resulted in a suspended committal warrant.
Mr. Nellist : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is available as to the number of poll tax liability orders granted by magistrates courts against people in receipt of poll tax rebates.
Mr. John Patten : This information is not separately collected.
Sipho Mbete
Mr. Sedgemore : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will be in a position to take a decision on the application by the UNHCR for asylum in the United Kingdom for Sipho Mbete before 14 February when the Zambian authorities have said that they will repatriate him to South Africa.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : I understand that Mr. Mbete has decided to withdraw his application and to return to South Africa. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is assisting in his return and has confirmed that his decision was made voluntarily.
Hillsborough Family Support Group
Mr. Loyden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will be in a position to reply to the letter from the Hillsborough family support group dated 22 October 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter sent to him on 22 October 1991 from the Hillsborough family support group in Liverpool ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : A reply was sent to the Hillsborough family support group on 12 February 1992.
Gwent Police
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out his reasons for deciding to increase the establishment of the Gwent police force by one uniformed policeman.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State takes advice from Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary on increases in police establishments generally. A range of factors are taken into account in assessing a force's need for additional officers, such as police to population ratio, the incidence of crime, civilianisation and the effectiveness with which a force is
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utilising its existing resources. These factors indicated that, for 1992-93, Gwent's need for manpower is not as great as other forces, but my right hon. Friend decided that there was a case for a modest increase in its police establishment.Tobacco Advertisements
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to seek changes in legislation to require that, when advertisements for tobacco products are seen on television at sporting and other events, a health warning is also given in vision and sound.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : None. The broadcast coverage of tobacco company sponsored events, or events at which there is advertising for any tobacco company, is subject to a voluntary agreement reached between the Minister for Sport and the Tobacco Advisory Council in 1987.
Receivership
Mr. Hayward : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the rules regarding the level of legal costs which may be granted out of company funds to directors of companies in administration or receivership.
Mr. Redwood : I have been asked to reply.
There are no such rules in the insolvency legislation. The receiver or administrator has discretion over which legal costs he should incur in the interests of carrying out his duties. Company directors in failed companies usually have to meet their own costs if legal action is taken against them.
Mr. Hayward : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the advice issued to liquidators and administrators in relation to finance allowed to directors of companies in administration/liquidation or receivership.
Mr. Redwood : I have been asked to reply.
This is a matter for the liquidator's or administrator's professional judgment and is not the subject of advice issued by my Department.
In formal insolvency proceedings, a creditors committee may be established and may require information on those and other matters.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Credit and Home Owners
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the increase in the amount of credit in each year since 1985 ; and how much of this was provided in the form of mortgages to home-owners for spending for other purposes.
Mr. Maples : Full information is not available in the form requested. However, figures for the increase in the amount of credit supplied each year since 1985 including loans for house purchase are contained in Financial Statistics table 9.3.
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North West Pensioners Liaison Forum
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has had from the chairman of the North West Pensioners' Liaison Forum ; what reply he is sending ; if there is any action that he will be taking ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Norman Lamont : The chairman of the forum wrote to me last month. My right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary replied on 12 February.
Income Tax
Mr. Allen : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the lower income tax threshold ; and what is the marginal rate of income tax at that threshold, in each of the EC member states.
Mr. Maude : Estimates based on the latest available information are given in the table. Unless otherwise stated the figures relate to 1991.
The threshold is the amount of gross income below which no tax is payable ; the mariginal rate is the rate of tax charged on the first unit of taxable income.
Rates and thresholds relate to a single person, and to income from employment only. Standard deductions available to all employees have been taken into account.
Thresholds have been converted from local currencies into £ sterling using the latest available OECD purchasing power parities.
Country |Threshold |Marginal
|tax rate at
|threshold
|£ |Per cent.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium |3,477 |<1>25
Denmark |1,980 |<1>52.8
France |5,339 |19
Germany |2,512 |19.7
Greece |2,502 |18
Ireland (1991-92) |2,438 |29
Italy |2,935 |10
Luxembourg |5,035 |10
Netherlands |1,173 |13
Portugal |2,836 |15
Spain |4,407 |25
United Kingdom (1991-92) |3,295 |25
<1> Includes local income tax.
Married Couple's Allowance
Mr. Beith : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many tax payers with gross earnings of £33,000 and above in 1992-93 will be entitled to a married couple's allowance.
Mr. Maude : It is estimated that 760,000 tax payers with earnings from employment or self-employment over £33,000 will be entitled to the married couple's allowance in 1992-93 assuming statutory indexation.
Tax Exemption Certificates
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many income tax exemption certificates were in force in each year since 1980 (a) in total and (b) by industrial sector.
Mr. Maude : The numbers of Inland Revenue certificates in force at each year-end for self-employed
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subcontractors, enabling them to receive payment from contractors without any deduction on accout of tax, are shown in the table. The scheme applies only in the construction industry.At 31 December |Number --------------------------------------------- 1980 |234,180 1981 |245,335 1982 |269,460 1983 |310,964 1984 |348,083 1985 |375,981 1986 |413,268 1987 |443,447 1988 |487,765 1989 |519,242 1990 |520,715 1991 |501,836
Exchange Rates
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect of nominal exchange rate changes to date since the first quarter of 1991 on the trade-weighted Department of Trade and Industry and International Monetary Fund indices of relative export unit values for the United Kingdom.
Mr. Mellor [holding answer 12 February 1992] : Competitiveness depends on a number of factors, in particular the effectiveness of United Kingdom producers in controlling their costs.
Manufacturers
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his estimate of the elasticity of demand for United Kingdom exports and imports of manufactures in terms of price in 1973, 1979, 1986 and currently ; and what is the implied effect in each case, in terms of the subsequent growth in the volume of imports and exports, of the increase in the real exchange rate measured in terms of (a) relative export prices and (b) of the terms of trade which has since taken place ;
(2) what is his current estimate of the elasticity of demand for United Kingdom imports and exports of manufacturers ; and what is his estimate of the likely effect on the volume of imports and exports in each of the years 1993-95 of an increase in the rate of growth in each of those years (a) 1.5 per cent., (b) 2 per cent. and (c) 2.5 per cent. and of the effect on the balance of payments as a percentage of gross domestic product, and on output and employment.
Mr. Mellor [holding answer 13 February 1992] : Precise estimates of the kind requested are not available.
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect on the numbers employed in manufacturing of the increase in the trade-weighted relative price of United Kingdom exports to imports of finished manufactures between the second half of 1973 and first quarter of 1991 ; and if he will give figures for the number and the percentage loss of jobs in manufacturing since 1973 in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany and (c) Japan.
Mr. Mellor [holding answer 13 February 1992] : Precise estimates of the effect of such relative price changes on
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numbers employed in manufacturing are not available. Comparable figures for changes in manufacturing employment in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan are published in OECD Labour Force Statistics, which is available in the Library of the House.Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect on the numbers employed in manufacturing industry of the change in the trade-weighted relative price of United Kingdom exports of manufactures between the second half of 1973 and the first quarter of 1991 ; and if he will publish a table showing the change over the same period in the sterling price of exports of manufactures with (i) the United Kingdom ex-factory price of manufactured goods other than food, drink, tobacco, printing and publishing and (ii) the weighted average increase in the retail price of such goods compared to that of other components in the retail prices index.
Mr. Mellor [holding answer 13 February 1992] : Reliable estimates of the kind requested in the first part of the question are not available. The figures requested in the second part of the question could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
TRANSPORT
Pedestrian Crossings
Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the specific measures taken by his Department to enforce motorists' respect for pedestrian rights at zebra and pelican crossings.
Mr. Chope : Enforcement of the law is a matter for the police. It is the responsibility of individual motorists to comply with the law on pedestrian crossings, which is set out in the highway code. The Department issues publicity to improve drivers' compliance with the crossing regulations. Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to complete his review of pedestrian crossing facilities.
Mr. Chope : I intend to make an announcement later this month ; I shall write to the hon. Member then.
Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give annual figures for injuries for the last 10 years for which figures are available, including the number of (a) children and (b) adults who have been hit by cars on or near pedestrian crossings in (i) the Metropolitan police area of London and (ii) England and Wales.
Mr. Chope : The information requested is as follows :
Child and adult pedestrians injured when hit by cars on or near
pedestrian crossings in the Metropolitan police area of London, and
England and Wales: 1981-1990
London<1> England and
Wales
|Child<2>|Adult |Child |Adult
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1981
On Crossing |324 |808 |1,100 |1,928
Within zig-zag lines<3> |347 |773 |422 |878
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |- |- |643 |980
Total |671 |1,581 |2,165 |3,786
1982
On Crossing |381 |907 |1,198 |2,197
Within zig-zag lines |31 |66 |107 |184
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |349 |782 |1,023 |1,768
Total |761 |1,755 |2,328 |4,149
1983
On Crossing |321 |953 |1,132 |2,263
Within zig-zag lines |38 |58 |119 |149
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |424 |1,000 |1,188 |2,222
Total |783 |2,011 |2,439 |4,634
1984
On Crossing |383 |987 |1,270 |2,411
Within zig-zag lines |33 |54 |100 |144
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |461 |1,032 |1,192 |2,334
Total |877 |2,073 |2,562 |4,889
1985
On Crossing |324 |904 |1,165 |2,368
Within zig-zag lines |27 |56 |100 |173
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |332 |1,077 |1,148 |2,334
Total |683 |2,037 |2,413 |4,875
1986
On Crossing |340 |977 |1,150 |2,633
Within zig-zag lines |18 |57 |94 |163
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |344 |1,059 |1,144 |2,487
Total |702 |2,093 |2,388 |5,283
1987
On Crossing |267 |909 |995 |2,374
Within zig-zag lines |13 |51 |83 |169
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |308 |996 |962 |2,452
Total |588 |1,956 |2,040 |4,995
1988
On Crossing |270 |958 |1,048 |2,588
Within zig-zag lines |26 |41 |101 |239
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |301 |939 |988 |2,395
Total |597 |1,938 |2,137 |5,222
1989
On Crossing |310 |967 |1,111 |2,610
Within zig-zag lines |17 |41 |151 |281
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |330 |973 |999 |2,482
Total |657 |1,981 |2,261 |5,373
1990
On Crossing |333 |926 |1,122 |2,602
Within zig-zag lines |13 |44 |156 |285
Elsewhere within 50 metres of
crossing |346 |851 |1,046 |2,272
Total |692 |1,821 |2,324 |5,159
<1> Metropolitan Police area
<2> Defined as aged 0 to 15
<3> These figures for the Metropolitan and some other areas include
`elsewhere within 50 metres of crossing'.
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Traffic Cameras
Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 20 January, Official Report, column 63, how many automatic cameras have been installed at
traffic-light-controlled junctions ; and how many more are planned this year.
Mr. Chope : Installation of camera sites and deployment of traffic light cameras are primarily matters for highway authorities in conjunction with the police. Complete information is therefore not available centrally, but it is known that by the end of 1991, traffic light cameras were in use at over 100 sites in England and Wales.
M25
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what consultations his Department had with representatives from local authorities over the decision to widen the M25 ;
(2) what representations he has received concerning the proposals to widen the M25 ;
(3) what environmental considerations his Department took into account in the decision to widen the M25 ;
(4) if he has met representatives of the London Boroughs Association over Government plans to widen the M25.
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