Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (Conservative). It was answered by Viscount Goschen (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 1994.

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Goschen, Viscount

Question

How many prosecutions there were during 1993 for excessive exhaust noise emitted by (a) motor cars; (b) motor cycles; and (c) commercial vehicles; and how many convictions resulted. - Am able to give provisional figures for all vehicle noise offences in England and Wales for 1993 - 7,857 prosecutions and 5,352 convictions. -

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

558 c438 

Session

1993-94

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Cars Convictions Freight Motor vehicles Prosecutions Pollution control Motorcycles Noise Vehicles

Contains statistics

Yes