Mr. Ruffley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many drivers convicted of driving in each police authority when under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the East of England in each year since 1999 had previous convictions for the same offence. [295947]
Errors have been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Ruffley) on 3 November 2009.
The correct answer should have been:
Maria Eagle:
The figures requested are shown in the following table.
These figures have been drawn from the police's administrative IT system, the police national computer (PNC), which, as with any large scale recording system, is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. The figures are provisional and subject to change as more information is recorded by the police.
Number of drivers convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs( 1) in the East of England (2000-08) with a previous conviction for the same offence
Force
Number of drivers convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs
Number of these drivers with a previous conviction for the same offence
Percentage of drivers with a previous conviction for the same offence
2000
Bedfordshire
762
159
20.87
Cambridgeshire
766
117
15.27
Essex
2,387
371
15.54
Hertfordshire
1,517
252
16.61
Norfolk
1,074
154
14.34
Suffolk
863
112
12.98
2001
Bedfordshire
883
181
20.50
Cambridgeshire
822
148
18.00
Essex
2,377
409
17.21
Hertfordshire
1,647
281
17.06
Norfolk
1,118
183
16.37
Suffolk
916
145
15.83
2002
Bedfordshire
932
220
23.61
Cambridgeshire
871
167
19.17
Essex
2,468
470
19.04
Hertfordshire
1,902
345
18.14
Norfolk
1,230
214
17.40
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Suffolk
1,080
203
18.80
2003
Bedfordshire
1,058
261
24.67
Cambridgeshire
957
213
22.26
Essex
2,567
582
22.67
Hertfordshire
1,855
388
20.92
Norfolk
1,237
270
21.83
Suffolk
1,153
228
19.77
2004
Bedfordshire
1,051
233
22.17
Cambridgeshire
1,113
221
19.86
Essex
2,733
626
22.91
Hertfordshire
1,830
386
21.09
Norfolk
1,215
248
20.41
Suffolk
1,243
245
19.71
2005
Bedfordshire
1,033
250
24.20
Cambridgeshire
1,295
272
21.00
Essex
2,523
609
24.14
Hertfordshire
1,837
419
22.81
Norfolk
1,235
270
21.86
Suffolk
1,053
240
22.79
2006
Bedfordshire
1,090
264
24.22
Cambridgeshire
1,286
272
21.15
Essex
2,663
615
23.09
Hertfordshire
1,867
446
23.89
Norfolk
1,310
299
22.82
Suffolk
1,098
245
22.31
2007
Bedfordshire
1,023
271
26.49
Cambridgeshire
1,231
274
22.26
Essex
2,523
591
23.42
Hertfordshire
1,892
426
22.52
Norfolk
1,249
309
24.74
Suffolk
1,010
205
20.30
2008
Bedfordshire
879
233
26.51
Cambridgeshire
1,064
259
24.34
Essex
2,382
583
24.48
Hertfordshire
1,665
407
24.44
Norfolk
1,061
257
24.22
Suffolk
884
220
24.89
(1) The data includes a range of offences under the Road Traffic Act. They can be found in sections 4(1), 5(1) (a), 7(6), 4(2), 5(1) (b), 6(4) and 7A as amended by the Police Reform Act 2002 and the Transport and Works Act 2002.
